as in repeating
to say or state again
no matter how many times I iterate that this so-called prank is a bad idea, no one listens
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Recent Examples of iterating
In going over various points of the BETA business plan, Costello mentioned energy storage in the form of batteries, and testing and iterating on storage systems at a state-of-the-art battery testing facility, where stakeholders are harvesting lots of data.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Founded only three years ago, AGIBOT is one of the fastest robotics companies in China to reach ¥1B revenue, and has structured its development from research to mass production while iterating across multiple generations of products.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The business model works best if the team stays engineering-first and keeps iterating fast.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
As an early access game, the Unknown Worlds team will be continually iterating on Subnautica 2 after launch.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 30 Apr. 2026
For developers, this is helpful for iterating on frontend changes, testing apps, or working in apps that don’t expose an API.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
And my advice is, get your organization more comfortable with change and start iterating, because there’s a high unknown.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Even after years of iterating, the vision Wright articulated was hard to picture.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Innovation may have suffered at Apple under Tim Cook – as the company's mostly been iterating on its greatest hits for the last decade – but its manufacturing game is still on point.
—New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Founded only three years ago, AGIBOT is one of the fastest robotics companies in China to reach ¥1B revenue, and has structured its development from research to mass production while iterating across multiple generations of products.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The business model works best if the team stays engineering-first and keeps iterating fast.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
As an early access game, the Unknown Worlds team will be continually iterating on Subnautica 2 after launch.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 30 Apr. 2026
For developers, this is helpful for iterating on frontend changes, testing apps, or working in apps that don’t expose an API.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
And my advice is, get your organization more comfortable with change and start iterating, because there’s a high unknown.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Even after years of iterating, the vision Wright articulated was hard to picture.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Innovation may have suffered at Apple under Tim Cook – as the company's mostly been iterating on its greatest hits for the last decade – but its manufacturing game is still on point.
—New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iterating
repeating
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Gardening often involves repeating the same movements for extended periods – especially during pruning, weeding or planting.—
Dr. Kęstutis Braziulis,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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The great question of the 21st century is whether humanity can build prosperity without repeating that damage.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Iterating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iterating. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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