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Synonyms

again and again

Idioms  

  1. Repeatedly, often, as in I've told you again and again, don't turn up the heat. This idiom uses repetition for the purpose of emphasis (as does its synonym, over and over). Shakespeare used it in Othello (1:3): “I have told thee often, and I retell thee again and again.” [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

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This photostriction effect is reversible and can be repeated again and again, she said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

I continued with work and friendships, maintaining the appearance of normalcy even as something private broke again and again.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Did the organization merely get lucky, again and again?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

This careful, unprompted commitment to the multilateralism of Germany's military efforts occurs again and again in conversations with the German military.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The floe beneath Patience Camp cracked again and again over the next several days.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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