as in redundant
marked by repetition
the repetitive lyrics of so many rock songs
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Recent Examples of repetitive
But amid the repetitive jump scares lies a thoroughly scary and satisfying concluding chapter to Stephen King’s classic story.
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Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
The company develops tools to automate documentation-heavy, repetitive work at nuclear plants.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Musically, Swift’s pivot toward concision feels like a response to claims that her last album was repetitive and overlong.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Each panel is unique, though some feature intertwining circles or repetitive patterns in bright colors that seem to move toward the viewer.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
The company develops tools to automate documentation-heavy, repetitive work at nuclear plants.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Musically, Swift’s pivot toward concision feels like a response to claims that her last album was repetitive and overlong.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Each panel is unique, though some feature intertwining circles or repetitive patterns in bright colors that seem to move toward the viewer.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for repetitive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repetitive
Adjective
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Rather, the idea was to spur competitiveness in the private sector to drive down costs and give rise to multiple, redundant options to minimize risk.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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There’s been a significant reduction in our headcount and cost savings through eliminating redundant functions.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Other once-promising supporting players are reduced to repetitious stalling patterns.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
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The repetitious questions did not throw him off his course.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The answer was equally basic at first, eliminate costly reconciliations and duplicative ledgers that plague capital markets.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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After a long process of validating legitimate claims and tossing out the ones that were fraudulent or duplicative, Angeion, the company in charge of distributing the payments, has finished its calculations determining how much each individual will get as payments go out starting this month.—
Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Repetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetitive. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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