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
The Wright brothers famously sat with their sister Katharine at their dining room table after test flights, iterating on their successes and failures together.
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Natalie Silverman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
That doesn't mean Apple is totally done iterating on the iPhone X-style design, though.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Natalie Silverman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
That doesn't mean Apple is totally done iterating on the iPhone X-style design, though.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iterating
repeating
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Oli systematically begins to pick them up, walking steadily between the basket and the floor, dropping the balls in the tennis ball hopper one by one, repeating the process with consistent precision.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Like that pair, the upcoming Air Max 95 features red and green striping with repeating Undefeated branding and a patent leather toe wrap.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Iterating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iterating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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