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as in to reiterate
to say or state again
I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized
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as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again
if we don't want a repeat of last year's disastrous celebration, we had better do some more planning
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as in persistent
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Recent Examples of repeat
Christopher Marquis, Time, 30 May 2026
The flavor can be affected by oxidation from air exposure, extreme or repeated temperature variations, and whether the bottle is stored vertically or horizontally.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The neighbors' greatest fear is a repeat of the Palisades Fire, when people abandoned their cars, which blocked fire trucks from getting to burning homes.
—Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have some experience at consecutive titles after helping last year’s Los Angeles Dodgers become the first repeat World Series champion since the 1998-2000 Yankees won three in a row.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The same pattern repeated when assembly-line production expanded in the early 20th century.
—Christopher Marquis, Time, 30 May 2026
The flavor can be affected by oxidation from air exposure, extreme or repeated temperature variations, and whether the bottle is stored vertically or horizontally.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Noun
Small luxury establishments often excel at creating personal relationships with repeat customers because the staff recognizes them immediately.
—Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The neighbors' greatest fear is a repeat of the Palisades Fire, when people abandoned their cars, which blocked fire trucks from getting to burning homes.
—Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Adjective
Florida’s guards caught up to their big men, giving rise to the possibility of a repeat national champion.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have some experience at consecutive titles after helping last year’s Los Angeles Dodgers become the first repeat World Series champion since the 1998-2000 Yankees won three in a row.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeat
Verb
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Melius reiterates Dell as buy Melius raised its price target on the stock.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Manager Daniel Farke, who has not hidden how high the Leeds bar has to remain in the coming months, reiterated what’s required post-match.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Verb
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However, the wrong vote total was recited by the clerk afterward.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
28 May 2026
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Erivo plays 23 characters and recites approximately 20,000 words of dialogue over the course of two hours.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 May 2026
Verb
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The evening tolling of the bell at the Hōshō-ji temple echoed plaintively.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Ganesha coach Jared Sandler’s summary of Tuesday’s game, and baseball in general, echoed Lee’s.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Cantina Leon, from The Rabbit Group LLC, is now open at The Plaza, with an eye toward replicating the community-first feeling of (no surprise here) the lively cantinas of Mexico.—
Connie Ogle
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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Those qualities can be diluted when they are replicated across thousands of stores and millions of consumers.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Try activities that require new strategies rather than repetition of familiar ones, like escape rooms or murder mystery events/parties.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last, though the weightless, old-school video game aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even more amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Bugs or no, Ava has zero problem psychoanalyzing and then getting invasive with persistent follow-up questions.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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The language first reached the continent in the early twentieth century and gained popularity during the postcolonial era as a politically neutral replacement for the still-persistent languages of European colonizers.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Verb
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That also chimes with the schedule from last year.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The chiming from phones was music to everyone’s ears.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Verb
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His near-photographic memory and love of sports allowed him at the age of 10 to start memorizing all the winners of the Heisman Trophy – awarded annually to the top player in college football – that date back to 1935.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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The developer's value shifted from memorizing the syntax to mastering the concept, with platforms such as Stack Overflow serving as our collective safety net.—
Shammy Narayanan,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeat. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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