as in often
many times
the little girl demanded over and over to be picked up so she could see the performers on stage
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Recent Examples of over and over
Fans used to agree, complaining when the show would keep mixing former and first-time players, or bemoaning the same faces playing over and over again.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The company was ripped off over and over in more than 100 crooked transactions, the agreement said.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 10 Feb. 2026
Naumov texted his parents over and over during the drive but had no response.
—Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
While the endurance did the same thing over and over, the dancers were tasked with new routines each week, from jazz to line dancing to square dancing.
—Amanda Gardner, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The company was ripped off over and over in more than 100 crooked transactions, the agreement said.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 10 Feb. 2026
Naumov texted his parents over and over during the drive but had no response.
—Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
While the endurance did the same thing over and over, the dancers were tasked with new routines each week, from jazz to line dancing to square dancing.
—Amanda Gardner, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for over and over
Adverb
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Angst over the city’s changing demographics has often erupted in Springfield’s city commission meetings, where citizens can speak their mind at an open podium.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The team also addressed a major disadvantage that HV devices often face with saltwater.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Viewers voted to create teams for every major round of the competition, which meant the trainees were constantly reassembled into new lineups, with low-ranking contestants eliminated.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Education officials constantly press for more state spending, which is governed by complicated formulas in a 1988 ballot measure, Proposition 98.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The prosecutors and the defense team became heated with one another repeatedly over the evidence, witness scheduling and lines of questioning.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Iran’s leaders have repeatedly threatened to intervene more forcefully to choke off oil supplies; regime change there could have a similar outcome, if the resulting internal turmoil disrupts production.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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And in the late 1980s, after Little Saigon found official recognition, freeway and street signs directing people to the community were frequently defaced and destroyed in disapproval, Hua said.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Weeds will pop up again and again despite your best efforts to prevent them.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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Zurek shows that pointer states can be efficiently and robustly imprinted again and again in the environment.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Over and over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over%20and%20over. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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