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repeated

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verb

past tense of repeat
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as in recited
to give from memory repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized

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

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Recent Examples of repeated
Adjective
Doctors also poked holes in the back of her patella and adjusted its positioning to reduce the bone-on-bone friction Hall was experiencing, which was causing repeated stress fractures. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025 Individuals high in attachment anxiety often make repeated demands for reassurance, but their distress and even depression persist not because of how their partner responds, but because the real issue lies in their internal fear of abandonment. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
The silhouette was repeated for its long cargo shorts. Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025 The test flight repeated the achievements of the previous Flight 10 in August. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repeated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeated
Adjective
  • Three officers later pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial of either conspiracy or civil rights violations, while dozens of officers were placed on leave amid the discovery of years-long text exchanges that made frequent use of disparaging language in reference to Black people.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But Lia struggled to convince her school to provide additional accommodations for her fatigue, nausea, and frequent absences.
    Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who cast the decisive fifth vote in a similar case from Alabama two years ago, reiterated his view that there should be an end point to racial remedies like this one.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Restaurant owners reiterated their confidence in the city's efforts to combat crime when asked by The Enquirer.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To honor her memory, one of Owens’ children recited a poem.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Poetry is sung or recited at every major event of our lives, from battle cry to betrothal, across all cultures and climes.
    K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Duffy did not cite specific intelligence, but his remarks echoed broader administration warnings about potential unrest tied to the protests this Saturday.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • One of the organizers for the Detroit gathering echoed the latter sentiment.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For Dalio’s experience to be replicated with Digital Ray, which will be able to converse with users through both text and voice, the stakes are high.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Many of them come from consuming vitamin A in your diet, and might not be replicated by taking vitamin A supplements.
    Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The expectation should be annual bowl games with periodic 10-win seasons.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Unless something changes in Columbus, the only legally available way to close that gap and keep our schools operating is periodic local school levies.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Outside, bells chimed four o’clock.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • This chimed with Ling, who had come from a world of theater.
    Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jokes that could very well work in his trademark loose-documentary style fall flat when read by actors who’ve simply memorized their lines.
    Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, it was later revealed that Kemper — who has an IQ of 131 — had memorized 28 psychological tests and the acceptable answers during his time at Atascadero.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Repeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeated. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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