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reiterative

adjective

Definition of reiterativenext
as in repetitive
marked by repetition the novelist's reiterative style really bores some readers

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Recent Examples of reiterative And in unassuming buildings scattered across Los Angeles, a reiterative imagining of community theater would continue, one Thursday night at a time. — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reiterative
repetitive
Adjective
  • Others may be more economical for coding, research, summarization, extraction or repetitive workflow tasks.
    — Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • However, Barats’ pointed self-awareness about his protagonist’s naïveté doesn’t stop the character (and thus, the film at large) from feeling awkward and repetitive, even if this is partially the point.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of repetitive

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“Reiterative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reiterative. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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