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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
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
There wasn’t a meeting or a substantive discussion where the mantra wasn’t repeated.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
The Liberty sought a repeat victory in 2025 but was besieged by injuries and ultimately lost in the playoffs to the Mercury; Jones, the 2024 WNBA Finals MVP, injured her ankle and missed numerous games, while guard/forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton suffered a knee injury.
—Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 7 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
The robot then learned and repeated those movements with high accuracy.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
There wasn’t a meeting or a substantive discussion where the mantra wasn’t repeated.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Noun
Researchers say the repeat success of implantation suggests the system can be reliably deployed beyond a single experimental case, a key requirement for future clinical adoption.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
The Liberty sought a repeat victory in 2025 but was besieged by injuries and ultimately lost in the playoffs to the Mercury; Jones, the 2024 WNBA Finals MVP, injured her ankle and missed numerous games, while guard/forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton suffered a knee injury.
—Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 7 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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Morgan Stanley reiterates Advanced Micro Devices as equal weight The firm raised its price target on AMD to $360 per share from $255.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Buffett, who is still Berkshire’s chairman, reiterated that advice Saturday and said the most likely time to buy is when nobody will answer their phones because the markets are collapsing.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Verb
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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
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In the first pages of Odessa, Yetta’s mother Frieda recites the Shechechiyanu prayer to herself while immersed in the mikvah, a ritual bath in a freshwater spring.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
Verb
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When the Jules Verne Trophy was established in 1990, the target time for sailing non-stop around the world was 80 days, echoing the adventures of Phileas Fogg in Verne’s novel Around the World in 80 Days.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Protesters sent up plumes of pink smoke, echoing their headwear, alternating with yellow and blue smoke, the colors of the Ukrainian flag.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Craig approaches music the same way, intentionally and with a personal touch geared towards the setting and people that Spotify algorithms can’t replicate.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Reaching that conclusion required somehow replicating the harsh realities of Venus right here on Earth.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
Noun
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He’s known as one of the pioneers of minimalism, a style which focuses on repetition and structure.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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Proper form and control matter more than doing higher repetitions.—
Christa Sgobba,
Health,
5 May 2026
Adjective
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The symptoms of leukemia can vary based on the type of disease, but, according to the Mayo Clinic, signs can include bone pain or tenderness, fever or chills, persistent fatigue and weakness, and easy bleeding and bruising.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Asian economies are proving resilient in the face of the energy shock sparked by the Iran war, though analysts warn of higher and persistent inflation.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Curzon Head of Business Affairs Ulysse Kelbert said the acquisition of the titles for the UK chimed with a key pole of its activities.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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Her brother-in-law Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi chimed into the comments section, dropping a string of red heart emojis.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 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,
2 May 2026
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The team asked people to memorize locations on a graph while smelling the scent of rose.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeat. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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