repeat
verb (used with object)
to say or utter again (something already said).
has been repeating
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present perfect progressiveof repeat (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It’s one Pulisic has been repeating with increasingly regularity as the World Cup approaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
It’s also the latest echo of the kooky craze of adding “.com” to company names back then, which has been repeating with companies racing to add “AI” to their names or tickers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Mr Vedam has been repeating one message to his sister and other family members in the wake of the new situation: "I want us to focus on the win."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
Flores has been repeating similar refrains over the past five weeks, as the Dolphins have fallen from first to worst in the AFC East.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
For the last half-hour, now, while I have been sitting here, some feather'd fellow away off in the bushes has been repeating over and over again what I may call a kind of throbbing whistle.
From Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Walt Whitman
