as in to repeat
to say or state again
no matter how many times I iterate that this so-called prank is a bad idea, no one listens
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Recent Examples of iterate
Literary, visual, and performative art of the African diaspora iterates separation as a literal separation of the bodies of mothers and children.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Brute-forcing the one-time code for a single account—meaning iterating through every possible combination until the right one is entered—would be little more than a fool’s errand, even within the three-hour window that the codes remained valid.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
Barker’s horror sensibility was built over years of iterating in public.
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Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
According to Gallino, the Zara case study is less an argument about technology generating universal benefits to retailers, but rather an example of a company doing the research and iterating a technology’s use to fit its specific needs.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Brute-forcing the one-time code for a single account—meaning iterating through every possible combination until the right one is entered—would be little more than a fool’s errand, even within the three-hour window that the codes remained valid.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
Barker’s horror sensibility was built over years of iterating in public.
—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
According to Gallino, the Zara case study is less an argument about technology generating universal benefits to retailers, but rather an example of a company doing the research and iterating a technology’s use to fit its specific needs.
—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iterate
repeat
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Already on Friday, some Labour MPs were repeating their calls for Starmer to step down even though Burnham himself shied away from explicitly referencing his leadership ambitions.
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Consistency is the accumulation of decisions, habits, and behaviors repeated over a long duration of time.
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“Iterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iterate. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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