repetitive
adjective
re·pet·i·tive
ri-ˈpe-tə-tiv 
1
2
: containing repetition
repetitively
adverb
repetitiveness
noun
Examples of repetitive in a Sentence
an injury caused by repetitive wrist movements
She left the job because the work was too repetitive.
At the risk of being repetitive, I must remind you again to be careful.
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The term describes a cycle of repetitive, often anxious scrolling through endless feeds, where each swipe and refresh contributes to a growing digital carbon footprint.
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Monica Sanders, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Although most have been inactivated at various points in mammalian history, some have kept jumping, creating large regions of repetitive sequences and mutations that are occasionally harmful when the insertion sites are in human genes.
—Bycatherine Offord, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
In area after area, AI models, AI assistants and now AI agents are identifying patterns, solving problems, retrieving relevant information, automating processes and (increasingly) taking action autonomously to take repetitive work off of employees’ plates and create enormous efficiencies.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The textbook definition of strength training is built around overcoming resistance by applying muscular force in a repetitive pattern.
—Matt Parrott, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Monica Sanders, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Although most have been inactivated at various points in mammalian history, some have kept jumping, creating large regions of repetitive sequences and mutations that are occasionally harmful when the insertion sites are in human genes.
—Bycatherine Offord, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
In area after area, AI models, AI assistants and now AI agents are identifying patterns, solving problems, retrieving relevant information, automating processes and (increasingly) taking action autonomously to take repetitive work off of employees’ plates and create enormous efficiencies.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The textbook definition of strength training is built around overcoming resistance by applying muscular force in a repetitive pattern.
—Matt Parrott, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Repetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repetitive. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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repetitive
adjective
re·pet·i·tive
ri-ˈpet-ət-iv
repetitively
adverb
repetitiveness
noun
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