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 fundamental elements of African American music were the sounds of enslaved Africans; cries, hollers, call and response, additive rhythms, bent notes, hand-clapping, stomps and constant repetition of rhythmic and melodic phrasing (from which riffs and vamps were derived).
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Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Putin’s repetition of his claim that Zelenskyy is not Ukraine’s legitimate leader appear to stem in part from the martial law banning elections that Zelenskyy imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion Feb. 24, 2022.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Early on, the piece is spare and a bit forbidding, with relentless repetitions of solitary figures.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The challenge comes from doing a ton of repetitions of these tiny contractions—sometimes for minutes at a time.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
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Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Putin’s repetition of his claim that Zelenskyy is not Ukraine’s legitimate leader appear to stem in part from the martial law banning elections that Zelenskyy imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion Feb. 24, 2022.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Early on, the piece is spare and a bit forbidding, with relentless repetitions of solitary figures.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The challenge comes from doing a ton of repetitions of these tiny contractions—sometimes for minutes at a time.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Repetition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetition. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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