as in repeat
the act of saying or doing over again
the repetition of the honor society's oath at the initiation ceremonies got old really quickly
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The heart of the matter is told through gesture, imagery, and repetition—a circular looping of time.
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Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the most fearful metaphor in the Age of Trump is not collapse, erosion, or backsliding, but endless, spiraling repetition.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Take a one- or two-minute break between repetitions, repeating one or two times.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
While some people initially took Trump’s comments about Canada becoming the 51st state as a joke, his constant repetition means Canadians are no longer laughing, Kahlon said.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the most fearful metaphor in the Age of Trump is not collapse, erosion, or backsliding, but endless, spiraling repetition.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Take a one- or two-minute break between repetitions, repeating one or two times.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
While some people initially took Trump’s comments about Canada becoming the 51st state as a joke, his constant repetition means Canadians are no longer laughing, Kahlon said.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for repetition
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“Repetition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetition. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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