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 Even coffee shops — and the island seems to have nearly as many of them as deer — have gotten into the mix with dairy-free iterations of cookies and pastries. Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026 The unexpected enthusiasm for Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model stems from its ability to match – and in some cases outperform – its most advanced US competitors, such as the latest iterations of OpenAI’s GPT and Anthropic’s Claude, for free. John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 The Commonwealths is a multi-sport competition held every four years between member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and their territories, and has become more of a sporting curio in recent iterations, ranking well below the Olympics. Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Today, hardly anyone winces at its many iterations, from teeny-weeny bikini to the tankini in dots large or small. Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 July 2026 This Mexican state that’s perched on the Pacific coast has played host to two previous iterations of the world’s biggest sporting event throughout the decades (in 1970 and 1986, to be exact). Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 Previous iterations — introduced between 2000 and 2007 — had, with one exception, only partisan support and didn’t progress through the chamber. Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 23 July 2026 Better, faster, stronger The latest iterations of the project were also 3D printed, a move that’s expected to both speed up development and drastically cut costs. Alex Harris july 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 The department has worked on the program’s plan for about a year to year-and-a-half, and the process included public feedback and multiple iterations of the final proposal. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
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Noun
  • Fourth-round pick Gracen Halton also took some first-team repetitions at defensive tackle.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Practice these a couple of times per week, and work your way up from there—whether that’s increasing your repetitions, weight, workout duration, or joining a gym.
    Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Shops like The Blue Giraffe provide off-sand entertainment, and a selection of restaurants, from the resort’s celebrated Fish Out of Water to casual off-site spot The Wine Bar, promise days of fresh, vacation-perfect meals without repeats.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 July 2026
  • Venture capital is one of the more interesting environments because the work is messy, contextual and full of handoffs, while much of the surrounding process repeats from deal to deal.
    Oleg Malii, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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“Iterations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iterations. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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