iterations

plural of iteration
as in repetitions
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 iterations Jason Momoa, Sylvester Stallone, and Luke Bryan flexed different iterations of the Crown’s legendary chronograph, with the trio of timepieces showing just how much the model has evolved since launching in 1963. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026 The bill has gone through several iterations and overwhelmingly passed the Senate in 2024. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 Independent staged its first five iterations at the former Dia building before moving to Spring Studios in Tribeca in 2016. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 This month’s Special Crossword, authored by the Diverse Crossword fellow Kate Jensen, brings Dylan’s many iterations to the grid. — Atoosa Moinzadeh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The team went through several design iterations before arriving at the final configuration, building five prototypes over just eight months. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 Utopai Studios’ Production Assistants — AI agents within PAI — use that context to help filmmakers plan shots, develop ideas and create iterations. — Partner Content, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 Several prominent figures in business, the arts and hard sciences have graduated from Carnegie Mellon, or one of its previous iterations, since 1900. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 The real difference between the two iterations was not when a boundary was introduced. — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iterations
Noun
  • Lee’s lines have the intimacy and metaphysical heft of prayer; their elegant recursions and repetitions call to mind the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The story’s language is incantatory, with repetitions that echo the passing scenery.
    — Anna Mebel, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Big, bold shapes also had a moment on the step and repeats this week.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Claude spots hidden repeats One Claude agent focused on an unusual reverse transcriptase family and began examining the raw DNA surrounding it.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Iterations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iterations. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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