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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Recent Examples of repetition
The architect’s use of repetition can be seen in element like the geometric strips used as handles on all the furniture, particularly in the kitchen.
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Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024
The Sparrow robotic arm can deal with repetition far better than a 50-year-old’s rotator cuff might.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
Though there is a repetition of iconography and Móyò’s anthology of characters and personal symbolism throughout the array of his expressionistic canvases, each is brazenly unique, evoking its own polyphony of emotions.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The repetition of it was intimidating at first, but has now become almost sort of like therapeutic.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024
The Sparrow robotic arm can deal with repetition far better than a 50-year-old’s rotator cuff might.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
Though there is a repetition of iconography and Móyò’s anthology of characters and personal symbolism throughout the array of his expressionistic canvases, each is brazenly unique, evoking its own polyphony of emotions.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The repetition of it was intimidating at first, but has now become almost sort of like therapeutic.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Repetition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetition. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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