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as in reiterating
to say or state again
I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized
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as in reciting
to give from memory
repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized
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as in replicating
to make or do again
try not to repeat your mistakes
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Recent Examples of repeating
This fact alone is probably a good enough reason to make Skyscraper Live a spectacle not worth repeating.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
The United States should learn from that evidence instead of repeating historical mistakes.
—Jesus Ruiz, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Spray affected areas thoroughly, and wipe the plant to remove webs, repeating the process every few days, says Peters.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
And so Mills watched Ole Miss and history repeating.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
The United States should learn from that evidence instead of repeating historical mistakes.
—Jesus Ruiz, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Spray affected areas thoroughly, and wipe the plant to remove webs, repeating the process every few days, says Peters.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
And so Mills watched Ole Miss and history repeating.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeating
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The Department of Homeland Security sent a response only reiterating its version of events, insisting officers did not arrest or target the child.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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In February 2025, West returned to X and posted a series of comments that were homophobic, racist, misogynistic, and ableist, reiterating his pro-Nazi remarks.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
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Google is famous for dodging questions by reciting platitudes on its calls.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fox News Digital later interviewed SJSU Athletic Director Jeff Konya about Slusser's claims, playing a video clip of Slusser reciting those allegations at Mountain West media days July 15.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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In their petition to the Supreme Court, the lawmakers said regulators failed to properly audit the fuel costs from Winter Storm Uri, echoing a perennial complaint by former Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
3 Feb. 2026
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The noise seeped outside the walls, echoing across the field as their daughter Alice fed her horses.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Yet a clear contrast emerged over how close current models are to replicating human intelligence and what the likely near-term economic impacts of the technology will be.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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This development isn’t entirely surprising because, while Mancini’s preseason play was flashy, the odds of him replicating that dynamic offensive success were slim against stiffer NHL regular-season competition, and, more importantly, the two-way details of his game were still a work in progress.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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The tradition involves eating a grape on every clock gong before midnight—so yes, that means eating one grape every second when the clock starts chiming.—
Fiona Ward,
Glamour,
31 Dec. 2025
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His clock chiming four times was evidence of that.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
12 Nov. 2025
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But human creativity extends beyond memorizing knowledge and regurgitating it in different formats.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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But when more potholes open up after a soaking, there’s a painful — and at times expensive — learning curve for memorizing all the new locations, Shin said.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The essays have kept pace year after year, quoting the same people over and over, even as nothing of note occurred.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Bible-quoting videos that ICE is using to recruit agents have a certain logic behind them.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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State spending has continued to rise since Covid, renewing the need for revenue.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Things took a turn for the worse two years ago when a door plug blew off an Alaska Air 737 Max shortly after take-off, renewing questions about the safety of its manufacturing and put federal restrictions on the pace of production.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Repeating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeating. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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