repeatedly

adverb

re·​peat·​ed·​ly ri-ˈpē-təd-lē How to pronounce repeatedly (audio)

Examples of repeatedly in a Sentence

I've told him repeatedly not to do that.
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In an annual Athletic poll, his peers have repeatedly named him one of the most overrated players in the league. Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025 Talks mediated by Egypt and Qatar have repeatedly collapsed. Dana Karni, CNN Money, 3 May 2025 Over the course of two weeks, she was repeatedly assaulted and harassed by an unidentified man now wanted by police. Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025 Kennedy himself has a history of promoting vaccine misinformation, having repeatedly claimed vaccines cause autism, an assertion that has been widely debunked by science and data. Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for repeatedly

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1718, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of repeatedly was circa 1718

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“Repeatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeatedly. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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repeatedly

adverb
re·​peat·​ed·​ly
-lē
: at frequent intervals : often

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