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Recent Examples of repeater
Raymond Ratzel, 43, is charged with nine counts of burglary of a building or dwelling, all as a habitual criminality repeater.
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Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
In an effort to spice up my cold-weather uniform and not look like the biggest outfit repeater known to man, a stylish purse is becoming more and more essential.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
That extraordinary feature is paired with a sidereal time display, a perpetual calendar, moon phases, and the equation of time display, as well as a minute repeater, grande and petite sonnerie functions, a chronograph, and AP’s only tourbillon in a pocket watch from this era.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2025
The devil is an outfit repeater?
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
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Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
In an effort to spice up my cold-weather uniform and not look like the biggest outfit repeater known to man, a stylish purse is becoming more and more essential.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
That extraordinary feature is paired with a sidereal time display, a perpetual calendar, moon phases, and the equation of time display, as well as a minute repeater, grande and petite sonnerie functions, a chronograph, and AP’s only tourbillon in a pocket watch from this era.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2025
The devil is an outfit repeater?
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeater
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According to multiple people briefed on the discussions, the committee could propose to remove the carryover suspension part of the punishment for first-time offenders on second-half targeting penalties, leaving in place a 15-yard penalty and ejection.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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What emerged, Jackson told the court Thursday, was the portrait of a transient and calculating offender who operated across multiple states and evaded law enforcement for years.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Rip, from the director Joe Carnahan, is a cop drama where macho guys (and gals) tote carbine rifles and grunt law-enforcement lingo—the kind of crime-genre pablum that commonly gets thrown onto Netflix in mid-January.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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Set in the 1940s in fictional Hohman, Indiana, young Ralphie Parker dreams of nothing more than an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle for Christmas.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
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Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, ICE has new funding to expand detention space to keep these criminals off American streets before they are removed for good from our communities.—
Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2026
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His office is more concerned about arresting police officers than prosecuting criminals.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Marcee’s mother – the shooter’s grandmother – testified on Friday, saying Colin Gray bought his son an AR-15-style rifle for Christmas nine months before the shooting and left the gun in Colt’s room, even though the father knew about his son’s mental health struggles.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
23 Feb. 2026
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Officials said Routh aimed his rifle at the agent, who opened fire and caused Routh to drop his weapon.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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When a new string of murders grips their California community, the underestimated trio set out to catch the culprit themselves.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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One way out is to imagine that dark energy — the culprit and driving force behind the accelerated expansion of the Universe — can in some way change over time.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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One veteran described losing his leg in a drone strike and using a machine gun as a crutch to reach cover.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Newspapers kept running a photograph of an internationally famous heiress toting a machine gun while wearing a saucy beret.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Jose Vasquez was just two blocks from home when he was jumped by two crooks on 32nd Ave.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Move Evander Kane By hook or by crook, the Canucks should find a way to unload their commitment to Evander Kane before the trade deadline.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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After entering the inner perimeter, Bradshaw said the man lowered the gas can and raised his shotgun before being shot by two Secret Service agents and a sheriff’s deputy.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the weeks, fashion rode shotgun with world-class athleticism.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Repeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeater. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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