as in often
many times
the little girl demanded over and over to be picked up so she could see the performers on stage
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Recent Examples of over and over
And the meeting just kept going: hours of them hammering the same point over and over.
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 10 July 2025
The work of making advertising is the work of making little worlds and enticing people to step into them over and over.
—Hazlitt, 9 July 2025
Americans have been told over and over again to sleep more, with limited success.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
The transformations can be refilled by picking up gold (which is plentiful) and swapped on the fly to be used over and over.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 10 July 2025
The work of making advertising is the work of making little worlds and enticing people to step into them over and over.
—Hazlitt, 9 July 2025
Americans have been told over and over again to sleep more, with limited success.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
The transformations can be refilled by picking up gold (which is plentiful) and swapped on the fly to be used over and over.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for over and over
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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Sources attributed it to a combination of factors including scheduling that are constantly in flux for a great many indie film packages.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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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
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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Too frequently, it’s viewed as a stewardship function—responsible for overseeing operations, approving leases and tracking financials.—
Aurele Gouy,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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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
Adverb
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Managing your career today means learning to navigate the transitions between these cycles—again and again.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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She’s worn them again and again and then some, with the latest spotting taking place just a few days ago.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
12 July 2025
Adverb
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In rural Abruzzo, where wolf populations always survived, their presence is largely accepted, even by many farmers.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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At baseball, there is always a cheap seat somewhere.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“Over and over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/over%20and%20over. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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