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adjective

ri-ˈpē-təd How to pronounce repeated (audio)
Definition of repeatednext
as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time made repeated attempts to get in touch with her

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repeated

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verb

past tense of repeat
1
as in reiterated
to say or state again I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized

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

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

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

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Recent Examples of repeated
Adjective
Wet grass itself is generally not fragile, but repeated walking, playing, or mowing on it causes damage. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026 Authenticity is built through small, repeated alignments, not dramatic declarations. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
Let’s see if this expression is repeated on the Dolby Theatre stage. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 The shopkeeper’s brusque response would no doubt be repeated over and over again. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repeated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeated
  1. frequent
  2. reiterated
  3. recited
  4. echoed
  5. replicated
  6. periodic
  7. chimed
  8. memorized
Adjective
  • Her mother learned to cook from women in Sari, a small city near the coast, when her parents lived there through most of the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq War, when bombing in Tehran was frequent.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But a press officer with Ukraine’s 93rd mechanized brigade told CNN last month that is no longer an option due to frequent shelling.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of frequent
Verb
  • Ud Doula reiterated that the RSC had failed to deliver adequately on its existing mandate and that the industry had already demonstrated its capacity to improve factory safety.
    — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Jim said Thursday and reiterated Friday that buying Chipotle doesn’t seem like the kind of deal that Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol would do, even though Chipotle was the company Niccol turned around before taking on the Starbucks overhaul.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of reiterated
Verb
  • Funny thing is, their love only deepened and the couple was married in July, and both reportedly recited their own vows.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Ne’ilah prayers are accordingly recited at the closing of the day – just at sunset, adding nature’s drama to the closing of the day.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of recited
Verb
  • Pina echoed Schmitter’s argument, pointing to the growing presence of legacy news organizations like BBC and France Télévisions on YouTube.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Data centers aside, the San Luis Obispo party chair’s distrust of who might benefit from the reforms was echoed elsewhere.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of echoed
Verb
  • This has been replicated many times before, even by Lacoste, but most notably by the brand Sneex.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Traditional data mapping focuses on where information is stored and replicated.
    — Kobi Nissan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of replicated
Adjective
  • Building and protecting those pipelines will be expensive—but far cheaper than trying to keep the strait open by force or coping with periodic shortages and price spikes.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Preliterate people don’t focus on such abstractions as taking a periodic population census and recording it for posterity.
    — James Coffin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of periodic
Verb
  • Bruce Blakeman, the Republican challenger in the gubernatorial race, also chimed on Mamdani's statement.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Two bells chimed during the ceremony and there was a wreath-laying at the Flight 93 memorial.
    — Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of chimed
Verb
  • Smith had her part of the speech memorized and was able to wrap up her portion of the tribute after a beat.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Others are employing the old-fashioned strategy deployed by their parents, strutting up to storefronts with resume in hand and elevator pitch memorized.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of memorized

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“Repeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeated. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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