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 Complete eight to 10 repetitions, then switch your stance and repeat on the opposite side. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 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 Schnabel’s art works, frequently executed in his tactile plate-painting fashion, are often repetitions on a theme. A.d. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026 Just hasn’t had a great runway as far as staying healthy or getting consistent repetitions. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The countless repetitions give you the most beautiful art form where swans glide, fairies dance and every year a giant nutcracker appears. Chrissie Leong, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 As the exercises become easier, gradually add repetitions, hold positions longer, or progress to more challenging variations. Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 July 2026 Practice these a couple of times per week, and work your way up from there—whether that’s increasing your repetitions, weight, workout duration, or joining a gym. Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026 Aim for 10 repetitions, up to three sets a day, according to Advanced Disc Replacement. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
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Noun
  • While French acknowledges that color palettes and repeats might fall in or out of trend, the pattern sandwich will endure.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That being said, this is the second year in a row it's offered select live entertainment in the third quarter (and at gas stations, public transit, EV charging and United Way®), so repeats are not uncommon.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, both Sunday’s women’s finals and key replays will air on NBC, which can be streamed online for free via DirecTV’s five-day trial and Fubo’s five-day trial.
    Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps the better approach to convince such holdouts is not constant replays of the same extravagant talk track, but something more practical.
    Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 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
  • But, as with any franchise, some of these iterations are light-years better than others.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the effortless appeal of light-wash denim carries its way into the cooler months, appearing in fresh iterations at Christian Dior and Proenza Schouler.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Repetitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetitions. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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