repeatedly

adverb

re·​peat·​ed·​ly ri-ˈpē-təd-lē How to pronounce repeatedly (audio)
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: again and again

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I've told him repeatedly not to do that.
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Vic examines the game’s boundaries and repeatedly crosses them, while mostly failing to keep a straight face. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026 The valley floor is silt and loess left by the ice-age Missoula Floods, the glacial-lake megafloods that repeatedly drowned the region. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Most fans were clad in blue and white and repeatedly cheered loudly for the MLB-leading Dodgers (55-30). — CBS News, 30 June 2026 In Irkutsk, Russia, a man is seen leaning into the open window of a hatchback and repeatedly hitting another motorist. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for repeatedly

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First Known Use

circa 1718, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of repeatedly was circa 1718

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repeatedly

adverb
re·​peat·​ed·​ly
-lē
: at frequent intervals : often

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