as in often
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as she's gotten older, Grandma has tended to ask the same things again and again
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Recent Examples of again and again
The old cement got broken up and flushed out of the wellbore — the hole into the earth — with water, which was recycled through again and again.
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 8 July 2025
Since then, the proposal has come up again and again.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
In coaching hundreds of executives over the years, a few questions come up again and again.
—Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 6 July 2025
The next day, the complaint said, he was kicked out of the bar again and again fired shots, both at the bar and toward a group of people.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 8 July 2025
Since then, the proposal has come up again and again.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
In coaching hundreds of executives over the years, a few questions come up again and again.
—Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 6 July 2025
The next day, the complaint said, he was kicked out of the bar again and again fired shots, both at the bar and toward a group of people.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again and again
Adverb
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In a world that often demands endurance but not reflection, what does true wellness look like for Black men?—
Essence,
Essence,
8 July 2025
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Limited Warning Time and Rapid Onset Many of the flash floods happened very quickly, often within minutes of rainfall intensifying.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
Adverb
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But critics say many of the cans are new or only a few years old because customers are constantly replacing old cans with new ones.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Jokes are flying as the two get into character as the will-they-won't-they couple that's constantly butting heads on the series.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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Those near-sure bets heard their names repeatedly among the nominations for the sprawling 124 categories for the 77th Primetime Emmys unveiled Tuesday by Brenda Song and Harvey Guillén – as did Dying for Sex‘s Michelle Williams, The Residence’s Uzo Adudb, and The Studio’s Seth Rogen.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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Trump has repeatedly—and unsuccessfully—demanded rate cuts from Powell since his inauguration, sometimes with insulting social media posts.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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In 2022, a study published in the journal Urban Science put the average stress level of homeowners as significantly higher than that of renters, with those who move more frequently more stressed than those who don't.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Extreme flooding is happening more frequently as the world warms and the atmosphere is able to hold more moisture.—
Renée Rigdon,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
Adverb
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Elon Musk has been on this Epstein thing over and over again.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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Here’s an indisputable lesson we’ve been given by The Netherlands – over and over again.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again%20and%20again. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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