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Definition of repeatnext
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as in to recite
to give from memory repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized

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as in to echo
to say after another now repeat the oath after me

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as in to replicate
to make or do again try not to repeat your mistakes

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repeat

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noun

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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repeat

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adjective

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Recent Examples of repeat
Verb
History may not repeat, but it sure as hell has a tendency to trigger the occasional sense of déjà vu. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Stewart is progressing in his recovery from shoulder surgery last fall and will likely repeat the live BP sessions a few times before going out on an extended rehab assignment in the minor leagues. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
In 2017, a year after securing a $12 billion IMF bailout, a former government official privately predicted Egypt would be a repeat customer soon enough. Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026 To get it through a decently tight slalom section, move the wheel from horizontal to little less than 90-degrees and repeat. Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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 Demands for results Commissioners Elba Garcia and John Wiley Price questioned how repeat homeless bookings at the jail have persisted after such deep investments in homeless programs, including $2.5 million the county allocated to Housing Forward last year. Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repeat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeat
Verb
  • Needham reiterates Netflix as buy Needham says the bull case for Netflix is coming on.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Mejia, who had spoken at Robinson’s first sentencing hearing in 2024, reiterated his call for a life sentence.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ask workers and customers at the local coffee counter to name the city’s best athletes and former Major League Baseball pitcher Kyle Gibson and pitcher Drey Jamison, who is in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, are often recited.
    Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • On Shabbat, the Acheinu, a prayer for liberating those held in captivity, was recited from the bimah, an elevated platform where sermons are often delivered.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But on Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed his boss's latest comments on the war being over in a matter of weeks, saying the main goal of preventing Iran from being able to build a nuclear weapon had been achieved.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
  • At Ulrik, these biomorphic forms echoed the surreal distortions that Bettina documented in Manhattan’s corporate architecture.
    Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Vidovic noted the RedHawks are not trying to replicate the 2025 season because few teams could do that.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Given the large number of draft-eligible people, which should include women, there would be necessary and inevitable deferments, exemptions and other mechanisms that would essentially replicate the situation of previous drafts.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • What is exhausted is repetition without thought.
    Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The repetition doesn’t conjure stasis so much as the struggle to find a way forward.
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Three more ski areas in Colorado are set to close up shop at the end of the week due to persistent warm weather and low snowpack.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The arm-side miss fell in line with a persistent spring-training pattern for Sasaki, who struggled with command from his first Cactus League start through his Freeway Series appearance last week.
    Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That sense of normalcy largely held until Wednesday evening, when emergency alerts began chiming on phones across Riyadh, warning residents of an aerial threat and instructing them to remain indoors and away from windows.
    Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In mid-March, Michel-Amadry paid tribute to that legacy with the introduction of the Minute Repeater Flying Bridges, a $590,000 rose-gold chiming watch produced in a maximum of eight pieces.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • A student can graduate with honors, having memorized the Phillips curve and explained the mechanics of quantitative easing, and still have no idea how compound interest works against a borrower.
    Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • While fundamental knowledge of what these commands do remains necessary, the need to memorize granular syntax is fading.
    Mohith Shrivastava, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026

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