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
Clicks introduced its first keyboard case for iPhones at CES 2024, iterating on the concept with support for more phone models including Motorola’s flip phones.
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Allison Johnson, The Verge, 2 Jan. 2026
Earlier in the interview, Peters suggested Netflix was waiting to see how the lengthy process would play out before iterating further.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Of course, when a tech company releases an MVP, its aim is to collect user feedback and keep iterating in hopes of improving the product.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Be open to iterating on that plan, but still be confident in [following it].
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 26 Nov. 2025
Since then, Shashou and Effron have been iterating alongside what has become a team of 50 robotics engineers on the manicure system, which can remove nail polish; deliver cuticle care; file nails — without blades — and impart colored polish and a top coat to finish.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
The Wright brothers famously sat with their sister Katharine at their dining room table after test flights, iterating on their successes and failures together.
—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
Allison Johnson, The Verge, 2 Jan. 2026
Earlier in the interview, Peters suggested Netflix was waiting to see how the lengthy process would play out before iterating further.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Of course, when a tech company releases an MVP, its aim is to collect user feedback and keep iterating in hopes of improving the product.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Be open to iterating on that plan, but still be confident in [following it].
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 26 Nov. 2025
Since then, Shashou and Effron have been iterating alongside what has become a team of 50 robotics engineers on the manicure system, which can remove nail polish; deliver cuticle care; file nails — without blades — and impart colored polish and a top coat to finish.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
The Wright brothers famously sat with their sister Katharine at their dining room table after test flights, iterating on their successes and failures together.
—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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Do all your reps on this side before switching sides and repeating.—
Greg Presto,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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Spray affected areas thoroughly, and wipe the plant to remove webs, repeating the process every few days, says Peters.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Iterating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iterating. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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