ad infinitum
adverb or adjective
ad in·fi·ni·tum
ˌad-ˌin-fə-ˈnī-təm 
also ˌäd-
: without end or limit
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There’s the shock of the killing, caught on film, memed, and shared ad infinitum.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Remove the middle third, then do the same to the remaining two segments, and so on, ad infinitum.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Typically, this entails comparing and filtering through countless reviews and photos—a rabbit hole that can continue on ad infinitum.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2024
But cyanobacteria have an evolutionary incentive to pass on relevant information to their progeny: Each cell divides into two identical clones, and each of those does as well, ad infinitum.
—Elizabeth Landau, quantamagazine.org, 11 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Remove the middle third, then do the same to the remaining two segments, and so on, ad infinitum.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Typically, this entails comparing and filtering through countless reviews and photos—a rabbit hole that can continue on ad infinitum.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2024
But cyanobacteria have an evolutionary incentive to pass on relevant information to their progeny: Each cell divides into two identical clones, and each of those does as well, ad infinitum.
—Elizabeth Landau, quantamagazine.org, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Ad infinitum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad%20infinitum. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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