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
Katzenback recommends four sets of five repetitions with heavy weights to stimulate bone growth.
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Hadia Zainab, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Repeat this pattern for 12 repetitions, two sets.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Head coach Cori Close called on Onyenwere to jump into the practice mix as part of an effort to limit the seniors’ repetitions and keep their legs fresh ahead of the trip to Sacramento for the next round of the NCAA Tournament.
—Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Practice repetitions gain reality.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Beckett’s patter of repetitions and reversals—as the tape is rewound, replayed, and punctured by Krapp’s speech in the present—resembles Lerner’s technique.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Go out, get reps, get repetitions.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Kemp is well-grounded and has his eyes on bettering himself and getting to the next level through competitive repetitions and coaching.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
Repeat for 10-12 repetitions (reps) of the movement and perform three to four sets.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Hadia Zainab, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Repeat this pattern for 12 repetitions, two sets.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
Head coach Cori Close called on Onyenwere to jump into the practice mix as part of an effort to limit the seniors’ repetitions and keep their legs fresh ahead of the trip to Sacramento for the next round of the NCAA Tournament.
—Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Practice repetitions gain reality.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Beckett’s patter of repetitions and reversals—as the tape is rewound, replayed, and punctured by Krapp’s speech in the present—resembles Lerner’s technique.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Go out, get reps, get repetitions.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Kemp is well-grounded and has his eyes on bettering himself and getting to the next level through competitive repetitions and coaching.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
Repeat for 10-12 repetitions (reps) of the movement and perform three to four sets.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repetitions
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Each of the 8 years in this Venus-cycle (known and important to ancient civilizations such as the Mayans and Babylonians) has its own particular pattern, so 2026 repeats (within about 2 or 3 days of the same date) the phenomena of 2018.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Art teams decide on color palettes and aesthetic preferences, logo designs, t-shirts, step-and-repeats, and office spaces.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But replays showed the ball was still in his hands as time expired.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But replays showed the ball was still in his hands as time expired.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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The best iterations of this event over the past half-century have culminated in victories by global superstars whose surnames are unnecessary.—
Jason Sobel,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The legislature has debated different iterations of the bill six times over last 10 years and all failed.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Repetitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetitions. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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