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adjective

ri-ˈpē-təd How to pronounce repeated (audio)
Definition of repeatednext
as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time made repeated attempts to get in touch with her

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repeated

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verb

past tense of repeat
1
as in reiterated
to say or state again I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized

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2
as in recited
to give from memory repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized

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3
as in echoed
to say after another now repeat the oath after me

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4
as in replicated
to make or do again try not to repeat your mistakes

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Recent Examples of repeated
Adjective
Authenticity is built through small, repeated alignments, not dramatic declarations. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 To address the challenge, Ursa Major aims to normalize repeated use, which could significantly reduce per-flight costs and increase flight rates. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Fauci repeated his statement, answering none of the rudimentary questions. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 July 2026 His speed and athleticism, especially for a guy of his size, are two points that were repeated at media day. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for repeated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeated
  1. frequent
  2. reiterated
  3. recited
  4. echoed
  5. replicated
  6. periodic
  7. chimed
  8. memorized
Adjective
  • For example, experts estimate that some 2 million buildings in Florida will need to be lifted to avoid frequent flood damage, but so far, little has happened, and federal grants are being delayed.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The reasons vary, but a frequent issue is that nurses often don't want to work under present conditions and risk their licenses.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of frequent
Verb
  • Wells cut its price target on Charter to $101 from $160 and reiterated its sell rating.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • Brown-Forman ignored that approach until Sunday, after Sazerac had reiterated that interest in a second letter Friday.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of reiterated
Verb
  • Enslaved people recited his poetry at posh parties thrown by their masters.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • By noon, Taylor recited a dozen names of people from Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela who failed to show up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of recited
Verb
  • Bush's recent event included some Jewish faith leaders who share her criticism of Israel, as well as others who echoed hateful tropes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Stones later echoed his manager’s words on his availability, but reservations over his fitness are valid.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of echoed
Verb
  • His Zoroaster, built in 1878, is widely considered the first such vessel to be commercially successful, and its design was studied and replicated.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • However, that unique quality that podcasting possesses to niche program cannot be replicated by corporations and private equity films that install wide appeal as the first priority, since that usually leads to profitability.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of replicated
Adjective
  • Continuous monitoring of what a model can reach during evaluation, not periodic audit, is the control that would have caught this earlier.
    — David Chou, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Generated by the warming of the Pacific Ocean, this periodic phenomenon could see temperatures soar to record levels over coming months, scientists warn.
    — Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of periodic
Verb
  • Sunlight chimed off Rubber Hand’s hatchet blade.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • In 1859, Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Definition of chimed
Verb
  • For all the public, open source repos where most of the benchmarks are run, every single model has basically memorized the repo.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • The Bible’s message was seen as not only informative but salvific, and the monastic who memorized its words filled his or her soul with divine wisdom.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of memorized

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