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 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 That won't be easy with Cousins receiving the first-team repetitions as the Raiders go into regular-season mode. ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Yayoi Kusama, whose obsessive repetitions of dots and nets became a means of expressing infinity, leaving an indelible mark on contemporary art worldwide, died on August 14 of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Tokyo. Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 Perform five to eight repetitions, then reverse the direction. Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 Which surface, which model build, logged in or out, which region, how many repetitions per prompt, how variance is handled. Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Do this across the length of a yoga mat and back for 20 repetitions. Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026 Murray, who has been splitting first-team practice repetitions with McCarthy throughout the offseason and at the start of training camp, can now move forward as not only the team's clear starter but leader. Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Redshirt sophomore Kaylon Miller has taken repetitions at center and redshirt freshman Willi Wascher was second on the depth chart at the position for the Alamo Bowl last season. Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repetitions
Noun
  • No items are repeats from years prior, such as the Uncrustable Crunch, Endzone Express appetizer box or the Breakfast Burger from 2025, or the Touchdown Toast from 2024.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Don’t expect too many repeats here; Turner bakes with the seasons, with interesting flavor combos.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And the television replays did not look good for the younger Mbappe sibling.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • These things work both ways, but the replays can lead to overthinking, and over analysis of real-time baseball plays.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 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
  • Throughout different variations of this question in previous iterations of this poll, Stafford had only been mentioned once.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • At the end of the evening, head to the dedicated Martini Bar for one of its over 100 iterations.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Repetitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetitions. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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