as in often
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as she's gotten older, Grandma has tended to ask the same things again and again
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Recent Examples of again and again
Stick Cowan with Auston Matthews to see if there’s a possible fit there rather than saddling the captain with Max Domi again and again.
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
These scenarios played out again and again, undoubtedly hundreds of thousands of times.
—Barbara Byer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Don't Stress About Dinner Serve foods again and again.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
The universality of ballet technique—these steps that have been around for centuries, repeated again and again by generation upon generation of dancers.
—Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 7 Mar. 2026
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
These scenarios played out again and again, undoubtedly hundreds of thousands of times.
—Barbara Byer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Don't Stress About Dinner Serve foods again and again.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
The universality of ballet technique—these steps that have been around for centuries, repeated again and again by generation upon generation of dancers.
—Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again and again
Adverb
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Commissioner Pardo sees the issue as a significant safety problem, particularly on NE Fifth Street, where cars unable to fit in the bike lane often park alongside it.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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His potential, often derived from athletic testing, is at the very least a mystery, too.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That’s just a conduit for the more important and longer-lasting facets of the movie’s story, in which an isolated character is constantly around other people, for better or worse, and can seldom stand to be around himself.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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The script unfortunately goes round and round in circles with the characters constantly repeating and contradicting themselves.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Trump has repeatedly called for other countries to assist with opening the strait.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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But their top officials do not always agree, and some say the discord has hurt how well the agencies can serve patients and led the call center to repeatedly misjudge the severity of some calls.—
Jenny Gathright,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Bondi last month appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for a public hearing that frequently devolved into succession of angry and combative exchanges with Democratic lawmakers.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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For example, during a 40-minute panel hosted by Alexis Joel, the wife of musician Billy Joel, several doctors raised concerns about how frequently hormonal birth control is used to treat women’s health symptoms.—
Amanda Seitz,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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