repetitions

NOUN

duplication; doing again

Synonyms

STRONGEST

litany recurrence reiteration repeat rhythm

STRONG

alliteration chant chorus copy echo encore iteration paraphrase periodicity perseveration practice reappearance recapitulation recital redundancy rehearsal relation renewal repetitiousness replication report reproduction restatement return rote tautology

WEAK

broken record ingemination iteracy iterance reoccurrence staccato

Antonyms

STRONG

original

WEAK

instance

Example Sentences

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As it’s around 300 pages long, including innumerable repetitions, you may ask if the length and density is a bug or a feature.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Andy Akiho’s clever music mechanically parrots the repetitions in the text and grows increasingly frantic as the students’ frustration and discomfort escalate—they hate her and they want her to notice them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

"At some point it goes on the wrist. Way more players have problems with the wrist. I think the problem is the many, many repetitions."

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

This repetition produces what psychologists call the illusory truth effect, where as few as three repetitions convince the human mind something is true.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2025

After several repetitions of this pattern, Jethro tethered his team and, taking up his rifle, walked into the woods.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt