as in often
many times
the little girl demanded over and over to be picked up so she could see the performers on stage
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Recent Examples of over and over
Nothing rankles fans more than a team that continues to make the same mistake over and over again.
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
And over the years, she’s was asked to do it over and over.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Arizona residents, though, not only won't have a chance to relive it over and over à la Bill Murray, but may not experience it at all.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Does that get tough to hear over and over again?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
And over the years, she’s was asked to do it over and over.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Arizona residents, though, not only won't have a chance to relive it over and over à la Bill Murray, but may not experience it at all.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Does that get tough to hear over and over again?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for over and over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for over and over
Adverb
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Uninsured Americans, however, often must pay for prescription medications with their own money.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Investors often flock to gold when crises hit, inflation spikes or stocks slump as a way to preserve their money’s worth.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The variability is expected; there’s a dusty environment and the dust distribution is constantly changing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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As Thea’s former suitor, Tesman struggles to call her by her married name, a slip of the tongue that Hedda constantly needles him about.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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As strong as Dallas has been in its six-game win streak, the Stars have allowed opponents to climb back into games repeatedly in the third.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Federal data is fluid and frequently subject to change as more detailed and accurate information becomes available.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mamdani has frequently talked about the World Cup as a boon for the city’s economy and tourism industry.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Education, faith, economic independence, justice, family, culture, political power, and institutional design appear again and again — debated fiercely, but rarely abandoned.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Notably absent from the training is guidance on how doctors should care for patients with chronic conditions, a gray area that has come up again and again in ProPublica’s reporting.—
Cassandra Jaramillo,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Over and over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over%20and%20over. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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