repetitive
adjective
re·pet·i·tive
ri-ˈpe-tə-tiv 
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2
: containing repetition
repetitively
adverb
repetitiveness
noun
Examples of repetitive in a Sentence
an injury caused by repetitive wrist movements
She left the job because the work was too repetitive.
At the risk of being repetitive, I must remind you again to be careful.
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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The chorus used a repetitive melodic phrase for the first three lines before breaking into a couple of longer, anthemic lines, then returning to the primary theme.
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That repetitive mouse-swooping motion started to strain my upper arms after just a few minutes of play, though.
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Personalizing your results is crucial, since many AI tools are trained using existing texts and tend to spit out very repetitive, common phrases.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The chorus used a repetitive melodic phrase for the first three lines before breaking into a couple of longer, anthemic lines, then returning to the primary theme.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
That repetitive mouse-swooping motion started to strain my upper arms after just a few minutes of play, though.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Repetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repetitive. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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repetitive
adjective
re·pet·i·tive
ri-ˈpet-ət-iv
repetitively
adverb
repetitiveness
noun
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