as in repeat
the act of saying or doing over again
the repetition of the honor society's oath at the initiation ceremonies got old really quickly
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Recent Examples of repetition
This repetition is sort of the point.
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Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
But like so much else of what The Boys has been doing in its fifth and final season, the repetition of this series trope feels less like a callback than a fallback.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Our apologies, dear reader, for repeating the same point twice with our introduction, but these are times when creative repetition can be superior to any attempt at subtlety or originality.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Your identity starts to grow out of repetition.
—Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
But like so much else of what The Boys has been doing in its fifth and final season, the repetition of this series trope feels less like a callback than a fallback.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Our apologies, dear reader, for repeating the same point twice with our introduction, but these are times when creative repetition can be superior to any attempt at subtlety or originality.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Your identity starts to grow out of repetition.
—Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repetition
Noun
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Westview junior Derek Ho is going for repeat titles in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Like the masses curling up to watch Friends, advertisers are being invited by media companies and streamers to tune into a repeat at next week’s annual upfronts in New York.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Mendoza stood up for his replay analyst, Harrison Friedland.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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Conversations replay in their mind, unfinished tasks resurface, and their nervous system seems unwilling to power down.—
Danielle Wilhour,
Washington Post,
3 May 2026
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“Repetition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetition. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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