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
While Day of the Dead stems from ancient Aztec customs in Mexico and Latin America, the holiday was later shaped by Spanish settlers and evolved into its modern iteration, a mix of Indigenous and European Catholic celebrations, according to the National Museum of the American Latino.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent iterations also include the Starz’s series Dangerous Liaisons, Prime Video’s Cruel Intentions and HBO Max’s upcoming The Seduction.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The latest iteration of their partnership?
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Larger mushroom systems could find applications in edge computing and aerospace exploration, while smaller iterations might enhance autonomous systems and wearable devices.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent iterations also include the Starz’s series Dangerous Liaisons, Prime Video’s Cruel Intentions and HBO Max’s upcoming The Seduction.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The latest iteration of their partnership?
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Larger mushroom systems could find applications in edge computing and aerospace exploration, while smaller iterations might enhance autonomous systems and wearable devices.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iteration
Noun
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This completes one repetition (rep).—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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The author also had to keep her eye out of repetition, so that Rocky and her family weren't going through the same troubles again.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The wheelchair races saw repeat winners from the Chicago Marathon three weeks ago.—
Bette Canter,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Los Angeles is hoping to become the first repeat champion since the New York Yankees did it in 1999 and 2000.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The puck bounced up and hit DeMelo in the face, and a referee whistled Boldy for high sticking, although replay revealed at no time did Boldy’s stick touch DeMelo.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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The play at first was close, though, and replay review overturned the call.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Iteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iteration. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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