- present participle of repeat.
repeating
Example Sentences
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But the day I came across one, it gave me my own story to tell rather than repeating a legend everyone already knows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Instead of moving independently, they arrange themselves into a repeating pattern similar to the orderly structure of atoms in a conventional crystal.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
That story goes on repeating itself as fiercely as if it had never happened before, and I suspect it always will.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Prosecutors asked that the charges be dismissed because the evidence no longer supported Pirro’s claim, evidence that, it bears repeating, had been available to the government the entire time.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Who is this man? Why does he keep repeating my name?”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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