as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again
your constant iteration of the same piddling complaints is wearing thin
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Recent Examples of iteration
There was also a second iteration of the Colorado Crush, which was not affiliated with the first version.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Since 2018, Xie’s research group has gradually advanced the technology through successive iterations, addressing persistent challenges in materials science, cell durability, fuel processing, and the ability to maintain continuous coal feed.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
In this sense, the micro-drama pushes to extremes a process that began in the age of streaming, in which scale, data, and iteration replace taste and intuition as the engines of cultural production.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The inning was reminiscent of past iterations of the Royals’ offense.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Since 2018, Xie’s research group has gradually advanced the technology through successive iterations, addressing persistent challenges in materials science, cell durability, fuel processing, and the ability to maintain continuous coal feed.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
In this sense, the micro-drama pushes to extremes a process that began in the age of streaming, in which scale, data, and iteration replace taste and intuition as the engines of cultural production.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The inning was reminiscent of past iterations of the Royals’ offense.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iteration
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But like so much else of what The Boys has been doing in its fifth and final season, the repetition of this series trope feels less like a callback than a fallback.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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After three verse-chorus repetitions, the quartet stop the song cold and set off in a new direction, churning out pure noise even as drummer Steve Shelley keeps everyone anchored.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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The mission — a more comfortable and less complicated repeat of the Apollo 8 flight in 1968 — was the first step toward the dream of returning to the moon and never leaving.—
Thomas Black,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The 14-page bill improves enforcement of no-contact orders, ups repeat violations of protection orders to felony offenses, and provides protection to witnesses and victims who report domestic violence crimes.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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And then, here comes MLB with its fancy new replay system, and everyone loves it.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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Well, the receiver and the team are apparently trying to see about a replay.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Iteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iteration. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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