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verb

ri-ˈpēt How to pronounce repeat (audio)
Definition of repeatnext
1
as in to reiterate
to say or state again I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized

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2
as in to recite
to give from memory repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized

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3
as in to echo
to say after another now repeat the oath after me

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4
as in to replicate
to make or do again try not to repeat your mistakes

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repeat

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noun

ri-ˈpēt How to pronounce repeat (audio)
as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again if we don't want a repeat of last year's disastrous celebration, we had better do some more planning

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repeat

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adjective

as in persistent

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Recent Examples of repeat
Verb
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his warning that Iran or its proxies could attack ahead of Tuesday’s close elections to disrupt the vote, citing intelligence. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 The approach centers on integrating different payloads without repeating the full development process for each configuration. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
France will deploy around 70,000 police and gendarmes nationwide on Saturday, including elite counterterrorism units, as the government seeks to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s widespread rioting and looting that overtook peaceful protests. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Let Billboard know which new release will be on repeat this weekend by voting for your favorite in the poll below. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
Adjective
There are clearly repeat guests—business travelers from the looks of their newspapers and tablets—who know the staff. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026 Florida’s guards caught up to their big men, giving rise to the possibility of a repeat national champion. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repeat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeat
  1. reiterate
  2. recite
  3. echo
  4. replicate
  5. repetition
  6. persistent
  7. chime
  8. memorize
Verb
  • Morgan Stanley reiterates CoreWeave as equal weight The bank lowered its price target to $70 per share from $99.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In the studies reviewed, use of melatonin and Ambien was associated with less pain and lower opioid use, the doctor reiterated.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of reiterate
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  • Ethnographic research from northwest Armenia, published in 2024, describes people bathing the baby while reciting prayers and blessings.
    — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Vatican said the pope is scheduled to recite the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment on Sunday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of recite
Verb
  • Legal experts have echoed those concerns, noting that relying on the NVRA’s general preamble language to halt state election certification lacks precedent.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Officials in Los Angeles County, who are named as defendants in the federal lawsuit, have echoed Connelly's concerns about the federal government's data.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of echo
Verb
  • Anthropic’s Claude Code tool quickly became a favorite among software developers after launching in early 2025, and the company sought to replicate that success for other office jobs earlier this year with its Cowork agent.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • As the designer explains, revisiting 1930s Milan isn’t about exactly replicating a Portaluppi bathroom.
    — Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of replicate
Noun
  • Perform 5 to 10 repetitions of whichever variation is appropriate for you.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • One possibly surprising tool to map out shots for the film to ensure the visual representation of this repetition and cycle was Microsoft Excel.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of repetition
Adjective
  • Those capabilities could help address a persistent challenge in counter-drone warfare.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This cycle of price increases serves not only to offset immediate fuel price spikes, but also to make up for unadjusted pricing power lost in recent years due to flight overcapacity, fare suppression, and persistent inflation.
    — , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of persistent
Verb
  • Recently, Weigand visited the home of Regina and Van to service a 40-year-old grandfather clock that had stopped chiming.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Inside, the self-winding Caliber R 27 minute repeater features two traditional gongs that chime the hours, quarter-hours, and minutes elapsed since the last quarter-hour on demand.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of chime
Verb
  • The successful applicant must also be willing to wear a hospital gown, memorize scripts, improvise dialogue and provide medical students with constructive feedback on their professionalism.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Sales reps can memorize feature lists and battle cards, but no one knows developers quite like other developers.
    — Kevin Cochrane, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of memorize

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