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as in reiterating
to say or state again
I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized
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as in reciting
to give from memory
repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized
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as in replicating
to make or do again
try not to repeat your mistakes
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Recent Examples of repeating
Using virtual reality gear, the teleoperator trains Atlas to do a specific task, repeating it multiple times until the robot succeeds.
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Will Croxton, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Order of the Chinese Zodiac The Chinese Zodiac is represented by a repeating 12-year cycle of animal signs and their attributes, based on the lunar calendar.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Now, two decades later, the cycle appears to be repeating.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
This included repeating racist comments in 2019, insinuating a claim that Blacks are less intelligent than Whites due to genetics.
—Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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Child care — a signature priority for Mamdani — was also at the top of Hochul’s list, with the governor reiterating plans to set up a child care program for 2-year-olds in New York City, along with a wider plan to establish a universal pre-K program throughout the state by 2028.—
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But DeSantis on Tuesday didn’t shy away from Hope Florida, reiterating old claims about the program’s success, which experts have cast doubt on.—
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In a pre-recorded video released in November 2021, Blue Ivy (then age 9) joined mom Beyoncé and other celebrities in reciting some of her rapper dad's famous lyrics in honor of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.—
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The footage depicts Hemsworth's thunder god reciting an ominous prayer before the battle begins.—
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An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church.—
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Following the meeting, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the King had a private tea at Clarence House with the Duke of Sussex and said no further details would be shared with a spokesperson for Prince Harry echoing the same sentiment.—
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China, by contrast, has spent decades replicating the Cold War strategies of American soft power and turning them against the United States.—
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Robert Sanchez is in strong form and is no stranger to being asked to play out from the back, but replicating what Rosenior has had Penders do at Strasbourg would be taking it to a new level.—
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The tradition involves eating a grape on every clock gong before midnight—so yes, that means eating one grape every second when the clock starts chiming.—
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His clock chiming four times was evidence of that.—
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Learning how to handle yourself in a crowd was a badge of honor, as was memorizing the train schedule and charting the most efficient routes to the station.—
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The pair have been prepping for months, memorizing lines.—
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Casar closed his speech by quoting Good’s wife.—
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Russia’s state news agency TASS, quoting Botswana’s foreign minister, also reported that the country plans to open an embassy in Moscow soon.—
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As protests continue nationwide over the death of bystander Renee Good at the hands of a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, one Jackson County legislator has responded by renewing a proposal for greater transparency among law enforcement officers acting locally.—
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The 2025-26 NBA season is in full swing, renewing the long-running debate over the league’s greatest player.—
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“Repeating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeating. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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