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repetitive

Definition for repetitive

adjective as in repetitious

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The ads are intentionally repetitive, outrageous and catchy, so if viewers have an accident, they recall who to call.

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Folding clothes is an repetitive task that doesn’t depend on sensory feedback, and if the robot screws up the process, no one is likely to be injured or killed.

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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.

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

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