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Recent Examples of repeater
To their credit, the Heat toed the line this season to wisely remain below the luxury tax (and repeater tax).
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
But after ducking the tax — the first step toward eventually resetting their heavy repeater penalties — the Celtics surely won’t want to jump right back into it.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Avoiding paying the tax for this season delays when the Magic could get hit with the repeater tax, which applies to teams that have been above the league’s tax line for at least three of the previous four seasons.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Heat president Pat Riley said in May that Miami wanted to get out of the tax this season, after paying a tax the previous season, in order to avoid the repeater tax, which comes with much more severe financial penalties.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
But after ducking the tax — the first step toward eventually resetting their heavy repeater penalties — the Celtics surely won’t want to jump right back into it.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Avoiding paying the tax for this season delays when the Magic could get hit with the repeater tax, which applies to teams that have been above the league’s tax line for at least three of the previous four seasons.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Heat president Pat Riley said in May that Miami wanted to get out of the tax this season, after paying a tax the previous season, in order to avoid the repeater tax, which comes with much more severe financial penalties.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeater
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Surveying their home after the offenders had fled, Victim A told police that three Rolex watches and their work laptop were missing.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Eriana Haynes received 41 months in prison after pleading guilty to aiding an offender.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Klymenko, who wore body armor, said the man was carrying a carbine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Fresh off a surprise cosign from Aespa member Giselle, zayok is one of the leaders of an amorphous digital scene that includes gunk and sydney runner, whose music iterates on carbine-y wonkiness to form a new kind of balladry halfway between SoundCloud IDM, rap, and voice memo.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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Lamont and other Democrats said the raises were well deserved because the state needs to recruit workers for difficult jobs that include prison guards dealing with dangerous criminals and social workers dealing with troubled families in the state Department of Children and Families.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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Even before his arrest, there were signs that the Emirates was becoming less tolerant toward major criminals.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Shortly before Kirk's assassination, Robinson allegedly climbed to a rooftop across the courtyard from where Kirk was speaking and fired a single shot from his grandfather's Mauser rifle.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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After shooting Downey, the complaint states Bulfer turned his attention to Rode, assaulting her while blaming her for Downey’s death, striking her multiple times with the butt of the rifle and his hands.—
Mankato Free Press,
Twin Cities,
29 Apr. 2026
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Why Grass Might Be Growing Slowly Even though slow turf growth lawns is often attributed to lawn disease or incorrect fertilizer, Tony Burris, Lawn Services Supervisor at Killingsworth Environmental, says the the biggest culprits are soil conditions and environmental conditions.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
2 May 2026
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State economists have pointed to new entrants to the job market needing more time to find work, as opposed to people losing their jobs as one of the culprits behind the rise in the jobless rate.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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The commander operated the main gun, a Puteaux SA 1918 37 mm cannon (or Hotchkiss machine gun), while a FT 31 machine gun was operated by the driver.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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But while the number of charges has increased, the number of convictions has remained the same — in 2025, 46 of the 47 charges for use of a machine gun for aggressive purposes were dropped.—
Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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The other crooks don’t have names worth learning, but the actors playing them, Shaun Mason and Nabil Elouahabi, do have memorable faces.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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But the single-take fight scene that follows, as Lindsay, Ashley, and Austin fend off the chairwoman’s crooks, benefits from the roving camera.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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The trooper noticed a shotgun in the van, and shortly after, the suspect allegedly drove off, knocking the trooper to the ground.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Seconds later, the man identified as Allen sprints out that door and through one of the magnetometers with the shotgun.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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“Repeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeater. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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