Definitions

over and over

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again and again adj.
again adv.
frequently adv.
much adv.
often adv.

ADJECTIVE

again and again

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frequently once again regularly repeatedly

WEAK

continuously

ADVERB

again

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anew over repeatedly

WEAK

afresh anon bis by and by come again encore freshly newly once more one more time recurrently reiteratively

ADVERB

frequently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

again and again generally intermittently many times often periodically regularly time and again usually

STRONG

oft oftentimes ofttimes

WEAK

as a rule at regular intervals at short intervals at times by ordinary customarily every now and then habitually in many instances in quick succession many a time much not infrequently not seldom ordinarily recurrently spasmodically successively thick and fast very often

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rarely seldom

WEAK

infrequently not much uncommonly

ADVERB

much

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a great deal considerably exceptionally extremely frequently highly indeed often regularly very

WEAK

again and again decidedly eminently exceedingly hugely notably oft repeatedly surpassingly time and time again

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently little rarely seldom

ADVERB

often

Synonyms

STRONGEST

generally much regularly repeatedly usually

STRONG

oftentimes ofttimes

WEAK

a number of times again and again many a time recurrently time after time time and again

Antonyms

WEAK

infrequently rarely seldom

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over and over

McOsker credited the mayor’s team, as well as his staff, for going to the location over and over to offer interim housing to new arrivals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

I still think about it and watch it over and over again because it beautifully articulates something I’ve always believed but struggle to find the words to explain.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

"Evolution has effectively run the same experiment over and over again across different groups of arthropods," says R. Antonio Gomez, postdoctoral scholar in A&S' Department of Biology and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

We are assuming she doesn’t know how to manage her time, but perhaps she is being tripped up by the same task over and over again.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

I read the words over and over, trying to make the meaning different than it is.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

over and over

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