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
Behind McCartney and his band, photos of his childhood and time with early Beatles iteration the Quarrymen were projected onto a screen.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026
Fentanyl is a legitimate pharmaceutical drug reserved for rare medical situations, but it has been knocked off by Chinese chemical suppliers and Mexican cartel manufacturers in recent years in the latest iteration of the opioid epidemic.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
Josh Heuston brings a different iteration of Justin Kohl to life in Season 1 of the Prime Video adaptation of Elle Kennedy’s Off Campus series, compared to the football player who competes with Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli) for Hannah Wells’ (Ella Bright) heart.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The project has been shaped by community input since its earliest iterations, Moebius said.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026
Fentanyl is a legitimate pharmaceutical drug reserved for rare medical situations, but it has been knocked off by Chinese chemical suppliers and Mexican cartel manufacturers in recent years in the latest iteration of the opioid epidemic.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
Josh Heuston brings a different iteration of Justin Kohl to life in Season 1 of the Prime Video adaptation of Elle Kennedy’s Off Campus series, compared to the football player who competes with Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli) for Hannah Wells’ (Ella Bright) heart.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The project has been shaped by community input since its earliest iterations, Moebius said.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iteration
Noun
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The action itself is mundane, almost aggressively ordinary, yet the repetition becomes psychologically adhesive.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Harris adapted Is God Is from her play of the same name, and the theatrical spirit lives on in the film through the rhythm and repetition of the dialogue.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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The clinic has become known for combining high-end aesthetic treatments with destination beauty travel, particularly for international celebrity clients who return for repeat visits.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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The clinic has become known for combining high-end aesthetic treatments with destination beauty travel, particularly for international celebrity clients seeking privacy and repeat visits.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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Ask how the platform handles episodic memory (what happened, with replay), semantic memory grounded in the ontology (so meaning does not drift between agents) and procedural memory expressed as versioned, testable skills and MCP tools.—
Shailesh Manjrekar,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Watch the official livestream replay now and immerse yourself in one of the most exciting student fashion events in the world.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
18 May 2026
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“Iteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iteration. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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