as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again
your constant iteration of the same piddling complaints is wearing thin
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Recent Examples of iteration
Those collaborations led the pilot and series toward its final iteration.
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Michelle King, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Around 2018, the orchestra and its artistic leader at the time, Chad Smith, asked Chin to help plan a South Korean iteration, but the plans were derailed by the pandemic.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Garmin updated it in 2022, four years after its last iteration.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 2 June 2025
The whole idea was to speed up progress while reducing risks and costs by working on a series of prototypes that were each a new iteration of the technology designed to operate in a particular realm – on the ground, then subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flight.
—David Szondy
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
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Michelle King, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Around 2018, the orchestra and its artistic leader at the time, Chad Smith, asked Chin to help plan a South Korean iteration, but the plans were derailed by the pandemic.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Garmin updated it in 2022, four years after its last iteration.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 2 June 2025
The whole idea was to speed up progress while reducing risks and costs by working on a series of prototypes that were each a new iteration of the technology designed to operate in a particular realm – on the ground, then subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flight.
—David Szondy
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iteration
Noun
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The dog learns through repetition and rewards to associate smell with a person and follow the scent, building up in distance and the scent’s duration.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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And after 46 days competing, the contest – the largest online chess game ever held, according to Chess.com – ended in a draw after 32 moves when the public forced a threefold repetition in a queen endgame to earn a half-point for either side.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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One restaurant was cited for repeat violations and rodents and roaches were found at others in the latest round of Plano health inspections, according to the inspection report.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
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Expect your plant to be a repeat performer but new blooms are not likely for about a year.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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Clark’s third personal foul was upgraded to a flagrant 1 while Boston and Reese each drew technical fouls following a replay review by the referees.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Users can stream live video from those facilities, with the option to watch replays and download clips.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
21 May 2025
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“Iteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iteration. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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