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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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Recent Examples of repeat
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Allowing children to repeat the same mistakes time and again and learn nothing from the experience other than to expect someone will always be there to bail them out of their difficulties is not a recipe for a happy life.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
New York, which hosted the Democrats in 1976 and 1980, was the last city to hold back-to-back conventions for the same party, but Chicago has been a repeat site.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Sofia Chierchio, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Baltimore recorded a sharp drop in homicides in 2025, continuing a multi-year decline that city prosecutors say is the result of tough on crime policing of repeat violent offenders.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Catering to repeat guests at this hotel seems to be a staff specialty.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Allowing children to repeat the same mistakes time and again and learn nothing from the experience other than to expect someone will always be there to bail them out of their difficulties is not a recipe for a happy life.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
Noun
Because the games are varied on each visit, the location has already seen repeat guests since opening in March, including one family that has visited at least half a dozen times.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
New York, which hosted the Democrats in 1976 and 1980, was the last city to hold back-to-back conventions for the same party, but Chicago has been a repeat site.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Adjective
When the Patriots and Seahawks last met in the Super Bowl in February 2015, the game set a then-record for ticket prices as Tom Brady was chasing his fourth Super Bowl title and Seattle was hoping to become the first repeat NFL champion in a decade.
—Sofia Chierchio, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Baltimore recorded a sharp drop in homicides in 2025, continuing a multi-year decline that city prosecutors say is the result of tough on crime policing of repeat violent offenders.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeat
Verb
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Both reiterated, however, that the investigation was still active and the translations almost complete.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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After the Clippers were eliminated in the Play-In Tournament last month, Frank reiterated the organization’s stance, while looking ahead to the possibility of the lottery turning out a good fortune.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Verb
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In a Time magazine profile published Tuesday, May 12, filmmaker Nolan, 55, confirmed that Scott will appear in the movie as a bard, which is a professional poet who recites verses and stories about heroes.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Daisy falls asleep that night reciting the same hushed prayer that the Pearl Girls invoked for her back in Toronto.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Courtesy Sanford Health Doctors across specialties, states and clinic sizes echoed the sentiment.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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The results highlighted the extent to which the governing Labour Party’s support has fractured along lines echoing the referendum.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Back to my Taylor Sheirdan example, none of those wannabe Yellowstone shows have been as good, because his unique voice can’t be replicated.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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That decision — to rebuild rather than replicate — is the real story of what separates the companies pulling ahead with AI from the ones that aren’t.—
Dennis Woodside,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The action itself is mundane, almost aggressively ordinary, yet the repetition becomes psychologically adhesive.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Harris adapted Is God Is from her play of the same name, and the theatrical spirit lives on in the film through the rhythm and repetition of the dialogue.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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However, a persistent increase in consumer prices may put pressure on the Fed to raise interest rates as a means of dialing back inflation.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Yermak was a trusted confidant of Zelensky, who resisted persistent pressure to replace him, and a powerful figure in the government.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The bittersweet tale infused with humor and sadness chimed with the Cannes audience.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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In my experience, the interrupter will pause and look toward you, which is your opportunity to chime back in.—
Jessica Chen,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Before using agents, salespeople had to memorize a 150-SKU product hierarchy.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Other games involve drawing blindfolded, giving the least popular answer to a survey question, memorizing images and hitting the buzzer after a certain amount of time has passed.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeat. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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