repeat performance

noun

: an occurrence in which something happens or is done again
Event planners hope to avoid a repeat performance of last year's problems.

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Don’t look for a repeat performance against a Seahawks defense that ranks seventh in PPG on planned rushes and has posted some of the best rush defense metrics in my plus/minus rush grading system this year. — Kc Joyner, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 With 11 days between games, McVay, his staff and the players are intent on avoiding a repeat performance. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Rufi Thorpe, Margo’s Got Money Troubles Earnestness as a repeat performance. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 The co-host will be confident of putting in a repeat performance against an Australian side that is a bit of an unknown quantity. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for repeat performance

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“Repeat performance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeat%20performance. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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