as in often
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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
But oddly enough, his case has been delayed, over and over again, once before the 2024 Democratic primary and again before the November election.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, whenever one of her daughters posts a video, Elvira watches it over and over.
—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Arguments repeat over and over — say, hospital administrator Gloria (Michael Hyatt) complaining to Robby about patient satisfaction scores, and Robby in turn asking her to solve the boarding problem — in a way that makes sense over multiple weeks, but not all in the same day.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
Why didn’t Debra just call the cops instead of trying Brendan back over and over after he was taken?
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, whenever one of her daughters posts a video, Elvira watches it over and over.
—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Arguments repeat over and over — say, hospital administrator Gloria (Michael Hyatt) complaining to Robby about patient satisfaction scores, and Robby in turn asking her to solve the boarding problem — in a way that makes sense over multiple weeks, but not all in the same day.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
Why didn’t Debra just call the cops instead of trying Brendan back over and over after he was taken?
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for over and over
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The board gained five new members in the November election, a turnover expected to bring a more moderate tone to a board that for years was seen as ultra-liberal and often tussled with Breed — also a moderate — over tough-on-crime policy proposals.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The book also explores the pressures of beauty standards, the complexities of womanhood, and the emotional toll of living in a society that often forces women to fit into a narrow, unrealistic mold.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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But no one tells you about the mental toll of constantly questioning yourself.Joe Altieri, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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On its for-you-page, which is powered by a proprietary algorithm owned by parent company ByteDance, the infinite scroll keeps users engaged on the app by constantly exposing them to new creators and trends that the algorithm predicts will align with their interests.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Shoppers shared that they were repeatedly impressed by its ample interior space and can pack far more than expected.Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
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Studies have repeatedly found evidence that dairy may lower the risk of breast cancer but have reached differing conclusions about whether dairy promotes or staves off prostate cancer.Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
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Congressional Republicans have frequently criticized the watchdog agency.Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The evacuation impacted the Vice President's residence in Brentwood, a neighborhood Harris and Emhoff have frequently returned to.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kudos to my brave friend Sam for speaking truth to power again and again.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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While most of the portraits on view at the AGO don’t depict specific women, Newton’s face appears again and again.Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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That really impressed the three-time Super Bowl winner, because Aikman always had problems throwing a wet football.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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However, a 2023 DHS Inspector General report found that both the Secret Service and Homeland Security Investigations did not always comply with these requirements.Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Over and over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over%20and%20over. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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