repeat performance
noun
: an occurrence in which something happens or is done again
Event planners hope to avoid a repeat performance of last year's problems.
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Any thoughts of a Johnny Vander Meer repeat performance evaporated in the first inning.
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
There was a repeat performance in 2023 with the release of Ahsoka, based on yet another fan-favorite character.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
With Tampa Bay up, 9-3, in the fifth, Tyrone Taylor scored on a sacrifice fly and Francisco Lindor had a repeat performance of Thursday with a two-run double to bring the Mets to within three runs of tying.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
After celebrating their official nuptials on May 4, the newlyweds did a repeat performance just days later with their colleagues at the hospital, which specializes in caring for children with disabilities or needing rehabilitation after illness or trauma.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
The veteran hurler turned in a repeat performance 12 days later.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
This year, parade organizers are trying to avoid a repeat performance during the event set for April 14.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Could there possibly be a repeat performance this spring?
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
The rest of the news California is bracing this week for a possible atmospheric river, a particularly wet type of storm that struck often last winter and might set the stage for a repeat performance this winter.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
There was a repeat performance in 2023 with the release of Ahsoka, based on yet another fan-favorite character.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
With Tampa Bay up, 9-3, in the fifth, Tyrone Taylor scored on a sacrifice fly and Francisco Lindor had a repeat performance of Thursday with a two-run double to bring the Mets to within three runs of tying.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
After celebrating their official nuptials on May 4, the newlyweds did a repeat performance just days later with their colleagues at the hospital, which specializes in caring for children with disabilities or needing rehabilitation after illness or trauma.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
The veteran hurler turned in a repeat performance 12 days later.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
This year, parade organizers are trying to avoid a repeat performance during the event set for April 14.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Could there possibly be a repeat performance this spring?
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
The rest of the news California is bracing this week for a possible atmospheric river, a particularly wet type of storm that struck often last winter and might set the stage for a repeat performance this winter.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
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“Repeat performance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeat%20performance. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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