repeating

verb

Definition of repeatingnext
present participle of repeat
1
as in reiterating
to say or state again I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized

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

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

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

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Recent Examples of repeating In other words, the hat is a shape that can infinitely tile, or cover, a 2D surface without ever creating a repeating pattern. — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026 Sneakers are also generally off-limits, as are white, ivory, and anything that could be mistaken for bridal (a rule at every wedding, of course, but worth repeating). — Corinne Pierre-Louis, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 These proteins can assemble into repeating patterns without requiring each component to be positioned individually. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026 Supporters of the rule change also spoke against the COVID vaccine and the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR), repeating unfounded claims, such as that doctors make money from vaccines and that vaccines cause autism. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 There is certainly value in repeating old reporting if no meaningful action has been taken. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026 One of the most important lessons from my coaching career is that repeating the same instruction louder or more often is not the same as adapting your coaching. — Irma Davarashvili, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Using accounting as an example, Ladish said the AI is given tens of thousands of accounting problems to solve through trial and error, repeating them millions of times across thousands of parallel training runs. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Desperate to change, Tonya turns to her estranged mother, Wanda (Miller), who offers little concern and instead accuses her of repeating the same destructive patterns that shaped her own childhood. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeating
  1. reiterating
  2. reciting
  3. echoing
  4. replicating
  5. chiming
  6. memorizing
  7. quoting
  8. renewing
Verb
  • Goldman stood by FedEx into earnings, reiterating its buy rating and raising its price target to $390 from $375.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The next few months saw a flurry of phone calls, Zooms, emails, text messages and in-person meetings, with Ellison raising his offer and reiterating his desire to acquire WBD, at one point floating the idea of Zaslav being co-CEO.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of reiterating
Verb
  • Judging from the first episode, the show is less about reciting peak positions and more focused on the stories surrounding those numbers.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
  • An outstretched hand After reciting the confessional, the Ne’ilah service adds one more prayer, not used in other services.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of reciting
Verb
  • Related Stories The motel sits among reed beds and woods, its rooms echoing with lovers every night.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The main structures at the front (the spa, gym, studio, and reception) are made of natural stone with bougainvillea tumbling down their sides, set between shallow pools of water, echoing the floating effect of the resort above the mangroves.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of echoing
Verb
  • And building the code is different from replicating everything that sits below the waterline.
    — Paul Lachance, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Meloni’s move comes as governments, regulators and public figures grapple with the rapid spread of artificial intelligence tools capable of convincingly replicating voices and images.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of replicating
Verb
  • The loud-mouthed cameos from ex-soccer players Zlatan Ibrahimović and Eric Cantona in Nike’s World Cup hero film Rip the Script were indicative of this, chiming with an older, more arrogant vision of Nike seen in the ’90s and the aughts.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each barrel ahs a separate and independent gear train, one providing energy to the gear train that powers the time and perpetual calendar indications (with a 48-hour power reserve), and the other to the gear train that drives the chiming functions.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of chiming
Verb
  • Ah yes—in addition to memorizing lines and choreography, Hiddleston and Atwell were both reckoning with sleep deprivation and toddler tantrums.
    — Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of memorizing how to navigate a trading platform, an investor of any experience level can now simply describe an objective in plain language.
    — John Bartleman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of memorizing
Verb
  • Hegseth finished up by quoting Lincoln — actually Linkin Park.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Its news release cited a news report quoting a conservative activist who asserted the connection.
    — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of quoting
Verb
  • Change the power structure, activists say Grant said the Urban Summit is renewing its focus on KCFD because the problems documented years ago cannot be allowed to continue unchecked.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
  • If leaders do not know whether employees improve, renewing the program extends that uncertainty rather than resolving it.
    — Stephen Sokoler, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of renewing

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“Repeating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeating. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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