as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again
your constant iteration of the same piddling complaints is wearing thin
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Recent Examples of iteration
The league has found the baseline for new iterations of its marquee event moving forward.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
That love, of course, is a pure and noble one in this iteration.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
And collagen patches are the latest iteration of that.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Officials noted that this order represents the final procurement of the current version before transitioning to the next iteration of the weapon.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
That love, of course, is a pure and noble one in this iteration.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
And collagen patches are the latest iteration of that.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Officials noted that this order represents the final procurement of the current version before transitioning to the next iteration of the weapon.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iteration
Noun
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These four novels create a convincing, wrenching, kaleidoscopic picture of the range and repetitions of the most fatal kind of love; the sort of love that allows nothing else to grow around it, that eradicates all dignity; a love which, in order to be completed, must be told.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Power that relies on repetition collapses when the pattern is named.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Wednesday was a repeat, with flies and rodent poop ruining the callback inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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The men's semifinal meeting between Canada and Norway will be a repeat of Thursday morning’s game, an 8-6 win for Norway.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Curlers anticipate debates and rule changes to come, such as whether video replays should be used to assist rulings, and what penalties curlers who break the rules incur.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
16 Feb. 2026
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Curlers are divided on whether the implementation of video replay is a viable solution to the rising controversy.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Iteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iteration. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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