Thesaurus results for ITERATION

iteration

noun

ˌi-tə-ˈrā-shən

Definition of iteration

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 Cretton might be about the hottest director in Hollywood after helming the most recent iteration of Spider-Man, which has put the franchise back on firm footing for Sony Pictures and cemented the star-power bona fides of Tom Holland and Zendaya. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 However, recent iterations of September Apple events have lasted around 1 hour and 20 minutes on average. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Despite the new features, the watches start at the same base prices as their previous iterations. — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2026 The executive also showed off the fifth iteration of the AirPods, along with the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for iteration

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Why At a time when images are constantly produced and quickly forgotten, this open call invites artists to create work that resists repetition, holds attention, and makes something felt.

— Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Not only do these dramatic repetitions yield diminishing returns, Hicks also seems to run out of ways to answer with any kind of surprising modulation.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of repetition

Noun

For the Greek international to be so consistent with repeat actions like that tempting pass should be a massive help to Arsenal throughout the season.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, major theater chains such as AMC, Regal and Alamo Drafthouse have continued to incentivize repeat visits by offering premium formats, novelty merchandise, alcohol service and discounts for loyalty program members.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeat

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Michigan came away looking like the greedy usurper that stole Western Michigan’s moment of glory, even if the Wolverines had nothing to do with the Big Ten replay procedure.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Plaintiffs’ attorneys now apply it to cookies, tracking pixels and session replay tools, and courts have let many of these cases move forward.

— Lesa Seibert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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