repeaters

Definition of repeatersnext
plural of repeater
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Noun
  • One way to stop this proliferation of deep-fake nudity is to prosecute the offenders and make examples that such foolery has consequences.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • He was convicted in 2019 at age 13 of assaulting another child at school with a hockey stick and placed under supervision of a local service for youth offenders.
    Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Many of the toughest criminals taken into ICE custody were already in prison, but many others who were arrested have no criminal history.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In the furthest part of space lies Dante 01, a detention facility that houses criminals who have committed the most shocking crimes imaginable.
    Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Within the Moreton Bay area, a penal settlement for colonial recidivists was founded at Brisbane, followed by other penal establishments at Ipswich and on Stradbroke Island.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Gerald Ford, who was President during the peak of the arson wave, publicly mentioned the Bronx just once, to go by the American Presidency Project, and that was to commend Merola’s office for locking up recidivists.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • An exceptionally broad transmission lineup consists of the manual, six- and seven-speed dual-clutch automatics, an eight-speed automatic and a continuously variable automatic.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
  • An exceptionally broad transmission lineup consists of the manual, six- and seven-speed dual-clutch automatics, an eight-speed automatic and a continuously variable automatic.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The principals visit each other’s schools and talk here.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Still, school principals say losing that staff in their schools will hurt students.
    Sean Tallant, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Because gluten is so pervasive, avoiding it isn't as simple as skipping obvious culprits.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
  • They're exposed to the elements, heavy footsteps, and potential pests all year—and one of the biggest culprits behind a patchy or bare lawn is compaction.
    Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Pinecrest police ends the Facebook post warning other neighbors in the area to stay vigilant, and for potential lawbreakers to stay far away.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • None of the three had anything to do with the crimes committed by their husbands, but they’ve all been shunned by neighbors and friends, and viewed as accomplices by outsiders.
    Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The siblings are then forced to become accomplices.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Repeaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeaters. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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