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
Not a single official responsible for this stupendous misadventure paid a price, which guarantees repetition.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
The redshirt sophomore took first-string repetitions Saturday, followed by Nick Billoups, Henry Hasselbeck and Colton Gumino.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Toss in the idea of eternal repetition, of being condemned to relive a single experience in that loneliness is enough to make a murderer out of the most rational, sane individual.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
In any event, Jia’s longtime admirers will recognize that this oddly repetitive scene is itself a repetition.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
The redshirt sophomore took first-string repetitions Saturday, followed by Nick Billoups, Henry Hasselbeck and Colton Gumino.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Toss in the idea of eternal repetition, of being condemned to relive a single experience in that loneliness is enough to make a murderer out of the most rational, sane individual.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
In any event, Jia’s longtime admirers will recognize that this oddly repetitive scene is itself a repetition.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repetition
Noun
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Then Boston’s repeat title hopes went up in flames as the superstar suffered an apparent right leg injury with 3:07 remaining in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s Game 4 matchup against the Knicks.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Boston’s hopes for a repeat championship might have vanished with him.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
13 May 2025
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There was no replay of the forgettable sequence against Minnesota on April 1.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
7 May 2025
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Greater precision and acceptance of video replay technology helped persuade the Maryland Racing Commission to accept an appeal from Secretariat’s then-90-year-old owner in 2012 and change the official time to 1:53, securing the record.—
Annie Jennemann,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2025
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“Repetition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetition. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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