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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There was a soothing quality to the incessant repetition, which had previously been a source of irritation and boredom.
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Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
One was a perfectionist who gave performances of stunning power that sometimes became smoothed out and even bland through repetition; the other was full of surprises—always discovering things, a sensibility always in the making.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Goode almost always worked in a series — for instance, making multiple sculptures of staircases whose orderly repetition of rectilinear treads and risers put a domestic tongue firmly in the industrial cheek of Minimalist art’s crisp geometry.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Her life is rooted in the routine and repetition of training and school among (supportive) peers, whether serve-and-volleys or German class.
—Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
One was a perfectionist who gave performances of stunning power that sometimes became smoothed out and even bland through repetition; the other was full of surprises—always discovering things, a sensibility always in the making.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Goode almost always worked in a series — for instance, making multiple sculptures of staircases whose orderly repetition of rectilinear treads and risers put a domestic tongue firmly in the industrial cheek of Minimalist art’s crisp geometry.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Her life is rooted in the routine and repetition of training and school among (supportive) peers, whether serve-and-volleys or German class.
—Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 27 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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