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
Budapest has hosted several annual iterations of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, and another was hastily rescheduled this year to fall in March, just before Hungary's elections.
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Matthew Lee, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
Solar customers who had their systems installed under earlier iterations of the tariff still get compensated at the retail rate for 20 years from the time their systems became operational before the new rules affect them.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
And while your shirting collection will likely start with the classics—your whites and blues, and striped iterations that combine the two—don’t be shy to embrace color.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Yet the images and videos put a heightened focus on the house’s accessories, including sculptural S-heel mules evolving the emblematic F-heel of the archives; stiletto sandals incorporating the signature Vara shoe bow or new, crafty iterations of the Hug bag.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
The league has found the baseline for new iterations of its marquee event moving forward.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
Oprah keeps sporting iterations of the same sweatsuit, featuring classic crewneck sweatshirts and cozy joggers.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 14 Feb. 2026
The previous three iterations are among the lowest, and the only games to produce fewer than 6 million viewers.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Talking about the process of directing the sequence, Howard discussed how the scene, more or less, was there from the beginning in the script, but went through many different iterations as new plot points were developed and dropped from the movie.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
Matthew Lee, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
Solar customers who had their systems installed under earlier iterations of the tariff still get compensated at the retail rate for 20 years from the time their systems became operational before the new rules affect them.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
And while your shirting collection will likely start with the classics—your whites and blues, and striped iterations that combine the two—don’t be shy to embrace color.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Yet the images and videos put a heightened focus on the house’s accessories, including sculptural S-heel mules evolving the emblematic F-heel of the archives; stiletto sandals incorporating the signature Vara shoe bow or new, crafty iterations of the Hug bag.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
The league has found the baseline for new iterations of its marquee event moving forward.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
Oprah keeps sporting iterations of the same sweatsuit, featuring classic crewneck sweatshirts and cozy joggers.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 14 Feb. 2026
The previous three iterations are among the lowest, and the only games to produce fewer than 6 million viewers.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Talking about the process of directing the sequence, Howard discussed how the scene, more or less, was there from the beginning in the script, but went through many different iterations as new plot points were developed and dropped from the movie.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iterations
Noun
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These four novels create a convincing, wrenching, kaleidoscopic picture of the range and repetitions of the most fatal kind of love; the sort of love that allows nothing else to grow around it, that eradicates all dignity; a love which, in order to be completed, must be told.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Perform 2–3 sets of 8–12 repetitions.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Communities amplify meaning — and the cycle repeats.—
Christopher Vollmer,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The fabric is lightweight, soft, and breathable—ideal for long travel days or easy outfit repeats.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Iterations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iterations. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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