repetitions

plural of repetition
as in repeats
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 repetitions Lee’s lines have the intimacy and metaphysical heft of prayer; their elegant recursions and repetitions call to mind the cycles of life, death, and rebirth. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The story’s language is incantatory, with repetitions that echo the passing scenery. — Anna Mebel, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2026 When 20 repetitions feel easy, switch to a band with greater resistance. — Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2026 Because quarterbacks already wear red non-contact jerseys, Murray could potentially get significant practice repetitions before he's fully cleared. — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 For someone specifically trying to build strength, Torres generally recommends three to five working sets of three to eight repetitions on major movements. — Olivia Laborde, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Lock threw only three passes last season to set a weak foundation for getting no repetitions in practice the past week. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Preserving some manual, inefficient repetitions is sometimes a training cost that can’t and shouldn’t be removed. — Fernando Fainzilber, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Not only do these dramatic repetitions yield diminishing returns, Hicks also seems to run out of ways to answer with any kind of surprising modulation. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repetitions
Noun
  • The soliloquy, roughly thirty seconds long, repeats on a loop.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In recent years, however, between the endless paid-for invites and choreographed step and repeats, going out can feel like clocking into another job.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Highlights and replays are also available on the lottery's YouTube channel.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That was one of several replays on which viewers got an inside look.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In the lead-up to the last presidential election, academics and tech observers were concerned about the increasing potency of deepfakes, believing that synthetic images and replications of political figures would sow chaos on and offline.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine recently inked a deal with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their famous voices.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This is someone who has seen so many iterations of you, and you of them.
    — Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • It has recently been expanded with more affordable iterations that start around $1,000, such as silk-cord bracelets with a gold and diamond motif.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Repetitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetitions. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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