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Synonyms

over and over

Idioms  

  1. Also, over and over again. Repeatedly, many times, as in I've told you over and over that he can't eat spicy food. [Late 1500s] Also see again and again.

Example Sentences

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“These are core skills that research tells us over and over are related to long-term adaptability,” says Dr. Elkins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"But the thing I found myself reading over and over again were the six chapters early on in the Fellowship that y'all never developed into the first movie back in the day."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

It’s a game of repetition and if you do it over and over, you expect it to be done perfectly.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Even the sequences of obvious pathos are earned, over and over again.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

He lay down on the ground and rolled over and over.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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