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iterative

[it-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] / ˈɪt əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /


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The iterative nature of war in Ukraine also demands more ability to switch buying strategies as the tech evolves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

The lean startup method is an “approach emphasizing rapid experimentation, iterative development, and data-driven decision making.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

Secondly: once they decided to move, they have moved pretty quickly, albeit announcing the U-turn in iterative steps, one week after another.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

The Orange County Department of Education sought Hmong, Vietnamese and Cambodian American feedback in dozens of iterative listening sessions as the foundation of their research.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024

The imitative and the iterative alike, that which adds nothing to the object and that which adds nothing to the experience of the beholder, though once pleasing, now fail to satisfy.

From The Enjoyment of Art by Noyes, Carleton Eldredge