as in repetitive
marked by repetition
at a real trial, repetitious questioning by the attorneys makes the whole affair less than thrilling
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Recent Examples of repetitious
Mundane, repetitious jobs will certainly be replaced using AI.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2024
Without the freedom to learn the individual quirks of each game at their pace, players are instead forced to learn in a repetitious trial by fire.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
Imagining David Mamet, who knows a thing or two about telling stories exactly like this in a more satisfying 90 minutes, taking a red pen to all the repetitious dialogue in Culprits — or the text of this review — is as entertaining as the series itself.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
Republicans complained that the administration was offering repetitious answers on Ukraine and not answering questions about border security.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2023
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2024
Without the freedom to learn the individual quirks of each game at their pace, players are instead forced to learn in a repetitious trial by fire.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
Imagining David Mamet, who knows a thing or two about telling stories exactly like this in a more satisfying 90 minutes, taking a red pen to all the repetitious dialogue in Culprits — or the text of this review — is as entertaining as the series itself.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
Republicans complained that the administration was offering repetitious answers on Ukraine and not answering questions about border security.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repetitious
repetitive
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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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Balancing Automation And Human Strengths The true potential of AI lies in automating repetitive and predictable tasks, freeing human teams to concentrate on more impactful, creative and relationship-driven work.—
Vivek Vishal,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Repetitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetitious. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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