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Recent Examples of repetitiveness
The repetitiveness of the plot is not helped by the many montages writer-director Yandy Laurens uses as shortcuts, instead of writing scenes that show how the central relationship is developing.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repetitiveness
Noun
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That repetition wasn't accidental.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Each reiteration and exaggeration of Mary’s bad behavior is another civic stroke of the chisel that perfects the monumental Lincoln in our collective imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Each reiteration and exaggeration of Mary’s bad behavior is another civic stroke of the chisel that perfects the monumental Lincoln in our collective imagination.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Repetitiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetitiveness. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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