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repetitive

Definition for repetitive

adjective as in repetitious

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The first felt too cold and couldn’t hack how to modernize Morfydd Clark’s Ophelia; the second started strong but got soggy with its repetitive weeping and gnashing.

The phrase worked almost like those self-esteem cassette tapes I used to see in bookstore displays as a kid: corny, repetitive, weirdly powerful — a kind of culinary manifestation.

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The sweeping diagnosis includes everyone from people who treasure their neurological differences to those with debilitating symptoms, including repetitive behaviors, excruciating sensitivity to touch and sounds, and difficulty responding to social situations.

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Denim jeans are traditionally workwear, meant to stand up to the repetitive stresses of laboring without tearing easily.

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These repetitive gestures “echo the resilience, care and relentless urgency that define the immigrant experience,” said Gutiérrez.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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