as in often
many times
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
Better to keep drawing it back, again and again, to the world around you: to the pinch in your shoe, to the buds in the trees, to the people—all the many, many people—who are right there beside you.
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
The client knows that and will come back again and again.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
While your exit strategy should be personal, certain value drivers show up again and again.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
In this way, the rally comes with a whole string of asterisks
Markets have been whipsawed again and again in 2025 as the White House pivoted, then pivoted again, repositioning global trade policy in posts and offhand comments.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for again and again
Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
The client knows that and will come back again and again.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
While your exit strategy should be personal, certain value drivers show up again and again.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
In this way, the rally comes with a whole string of asterisks
Markets have been whipsawed again and again in 2025 as the White House pivoted, then pivoted again, repositioning global trade policy in posts and offhand comments.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for again and again
Recent Examples of Synonyms for again and again
Adverb
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The owners went before the city council to ask for 15-minute parking for their customers who often grab orders and leave quickly.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Many of these ground leases date back to the 1950s and were created by landowners who are now long gone, with the land changing hands over the years — often to ultra-wealthy real estate developers.—
Ron Kim,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
Adverb
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Having a player who is constantly creating second chances for your team is a huge boost to your offense.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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When pain and reward are repeatedly coupled, people report a weaker pain response.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But not the human beings repeatedly shot with rubber bullets in the street?—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
10 June 2025
Adverb
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Harvest the beans frequently to encourage additional bean production.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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Given the relatively small protest area — which has been concentrated in just a few square blocks — officers from various agencies have frequently ended up in close proximity.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
Adverb
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It’s never been hard to see why Carrie falls for Aidan over and over again.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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Carnivorous plants don’t come in just one form, in other words, but have evolved over and over again through time, flowering into an array of various sticky, slippery and spiky traps.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again%20and%20again. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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