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as in to reiterate
to say or state again
I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized
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as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again
if we don't want a repeat of last year's disastrous celebration, we had better do some more planning
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as in persistent
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Recent Examples of repeat
Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
There is still time to avoid repeating the same mistake with artificial intelligence, which potentially could have larger consequences for society.
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
The fallout from the 2020 debacle — which led to charges against dozens of GOP party operatives — has sapped some of the enthusiasm for a repeat.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
That’s because Hardman’s counterpart at CVS, Ben Dugan, had connected a group of repeat shoplifters at the chain to the pawnshop.
—Jeannette Neumann, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
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Verb
Sources Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, repeats false claims, Nov. 18, 2024.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
There is still time to avoid repeating the same mistake with artificial intelligence, which potentially could have larger consequences for society.
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
In a repeat of 2016, the re-election of Donald Trump as president of the United States has many Americans taking stock of their options to leave the country.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
The fallout from the 2020 debacle — which led to charges against dozens of GOP party operatives — has sapped some of the enthusiasm for a repeat.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
In a bid to impose heavier penalties on repeat criminal offenders, top Southern California law enforcement officials announced a new initiative Wednesday to target and try more suspects under federal guidelines.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
That’s because Hardman’s counterpart at CVS, Ben Dugan, had connected a group of repeat shoplifters at the chain to the pawnshop.
—Jeannette Neumann, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
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Fuller reiterated the mainline portion of the bridge is structurally safe.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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White also reiterated his resistance to ever doing a Family Matters reboot, comparing the series to another TGIF show, Full House, and Netflix’s recent Fuller House revival.John Russell, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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The Taliban has enacted a new measure prohibiting Afghan women from praying aloud or reciting the Quran in the presence of other women.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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She’s clearly meant for better things than stiffly reciting wooden slasher-movie dialogue in lifeless Scream retreads.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Created in collaboration with engineering giant Arup, its curving form has been constructed from two layers of slanted concrete shells that help echo the sound of the waves.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles Times published a story on September 20th, echoing most of Newsweek's reporting on Olivet, including of the mistreatment of students.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Google researchers wanted to see if measurements taken from receivers in Android phones could essentially replicate the ionosphere mapping that occurs in more advanced monitoring stations.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Cruz's Democratic opponent, buoyed by significant grassroots support and fundraising, is aiming to replicate the near-upset seen in Cruz's 2018 re-election bid against O'Rourke, where Cruz won by only 2.6 percentage points.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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With that, a huge part of any new sports league is finding the right theme song, one that will stick viewers, carrying them through victory and sorrow, and worming its way into the back on their mind after endless hours of repetition.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
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These include: In texts, look for repetition, shallow reasoning and a dearth of facts.Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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The long-lasting falsehoods about the 2020 election, including former President Trump’s persistent claim President Biden stole the last election, has sparked fears that misinformation and disinformation could rapidly spread online and sow distrust in the official electoral process.Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Be persistent, and don’t let an airline just pocket your money.Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The development of this chiming mechanism is the brainchild of Christopher Ward's Master Watchmaker, Frank Stelzer.Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Bulgari is also making history by adding a new tune to a range of chiming timepieces, introducing tritone harmonic intervals, created in collaboration with the Italian-Swiss conductor Lorenzo Viotti.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Models trained on proprietary datasets that risk leaking intellectual property by memorizing and reproducing confidential content.Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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That process has traditionally required doctors to scroll through a database of available trials, memorize inclusion and exclusion criteria and dig through patient records to determine a good fit, Vane told CNBC.Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeat. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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