over and over

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Recent Examples of over and over Having these conversations, working through them, talking them over and over again. Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 28 July 2026 But the Mamdani administration can try a different approach, rather than trying the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Dave Giffen, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 Its purpose is to take deep panoramic images of the sky, over and over again, every clear night across the next 10 years, making what amounts to a decade-spanning ultrahigh-definition timelapse movie of the entire heavens. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 This production feels like a fleeting moment — a reunion of friends and collaborators retelling a myth that is recounted over and over again. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for over and over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for over and over
Adverb
  • Summer jobs are often temporary, entry-level and in areas like leisure and hospitality.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Novo co-founder Michael Rangel notes that even during COVID-19, large banks often required in-person visits.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • But her colleagues were constantly discussing their latest stock trades.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The organization tasked with enforcing its own rules is constantly reacting to another lawsuit filed in state or federal court by an athlete seeking an additional year of eligibility.
    Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Western officials have repeatedly flagged Beijing’s supply chain dominance as a strategic challenge, with critical mineral demand expected to grow exponentially, particularly as the clean energy transition picks up pace.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Russia has lost the edge in its long-range strike campaign against Ukraine, despite repeatedly launching large numbers of drone and missile attacks.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Yet there’s also a growing inevitability to those clubs losing their stars to domestic rivals, an event occurring far more frequently than before and which further solidifies the hierarchical structure of English football.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, according to Ries, the financial tools companies use to evaluate decisions frequently discourage investing in it because trust rarely appears on a balance sheet.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • More than a decade later, that once-unthinkable milestone has been surpassed again and again, with the most exclusive properties commanding prices that would have seemed almost fictional a generation ago.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Every pregnancy is a gamble on the health of a woman’s body, yet mothers show up to place bets again and again.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Over and over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over%20and%20over. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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