as in repeating
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 iterating
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.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
In music, for example, that means stem-level control, region-level regeneration and the ability to lock what is working while iterating on what is not.
—Sourabh Pateriya, Forbes.com, 1 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
Founded only three years ago, AGIBOT is one of the fastest robotics companies in China to reach ¥1B revenue, and has structured its development from research to mass production while iterating across multiple generations of products.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 May 2026
As an early access game, the Unknown Worlds team will be continually iterating on Subnautica 2 after launch.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 30 Apr. 2026
And my advice is, get your organization more comfortable with change and start iterating, because there’s a high unknown.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Even after years of iterating, the vision Wright articulated was hard to picture.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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
In music, for example, that means stem-level control, region-level regeneration and the ability to lock what is working while iterating on what is not.
—Sourabh Pateriya, Forbes.com, 1 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
Founded only three years ago, AGIBOT is one of the fastest robotics companies in China to reach ¥1B revenue, and has structured its development from research to mass production while iterating across multiple generations of products.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 May 2026
As an early access game, the Unknown Worlds team will be continually iterating on Subnautica 2 after launch.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 30 Apr. 2026
And my advice is, get your organization more comfortable with change and start iterating, because there’s a high unknown.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Even after years of iterating, the vision Wright articulated was hard to picture.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iterating
repeating
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In an era when major cruise lines usually build ships in recognizable classes, repeating and refining a successful design across several vessels, that alone makes Epic unusual.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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In Nazi Germany, trans people were some of the first people who were attacked, and history is repeating.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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“Iterating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iterating. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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