repeated

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/ rɪˈpi tɪd /

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adjective

done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.

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Origin of repeated

First recorded in 1605–15; repeat + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM repeated

re·peat·ed·ly, adverbnon·re·peat·ed, adjectiveun·re·peat·ed, adjective

Words nearby repeated

repatriate, repatriation, repay, repeal, repeat, repeated, repeatedly, repeater, repeating decimal, repeating firearm, repeat oneself

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How to use repeated in a sentence

Task & Purpose made repeated and detailed inquiries to base officials and Navy personnel named in this report.
There’s something in the water at Pearl Harbor—and it’s making kids sick|Haley Britzky/Task & Purpose|January 8, 2022|Popular-Science
Despite repeated and lengthy attempts to communicate with Washington, the company has failed to make meaningful contact with US officials, according to people familiar with the effort.
NSO was about to sell hacking tools to France. Now it’s in crisis.|Patrick Howell O'Neill|November 23, 2021|MIT Technology Review
So, cooperation should not evolve in a prisoner’s dilemma unless there’s some special conditions, like an opportunity for repeated interaction or relatedness between the players.
The Math That Says Egalitarianism Is Possible - Issue 104: Harmony|Brian Gallagher|August 11, 2021|Nautilus
Two scientists at the University of Milan, in Italy, knew their kids would fight repeated testing that way.
Simpler, easier COVID-19 test developed with kids in mind|Kathiann Kowalski|May 6, 2021|Science News For Students

We know they were flexible, adaptable survivors who weathered repeated and extreme climate change.
Much of What We Thought About Neanderthals Was Wrong. Here’s Why That Matters|Rebecca Wragg Sykes|October 27, 2020|Time
In a bit of foreshadowing, he repeated that opinion in November.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In an email exchange a friend said many had repeated this same succinct review but they could never elaborate.
‘Empire’ Review: Hip-Hop Musical Chairs with an Insane Soap Opera Twist|Judnick Mayard|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In 1957, the islands came under repeated shelling by Mainland--or as it was then called, “Red”-- China.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They repeated that several times and before the procession moved on.
Protesters Demand Justice For Gurley As Gap Grows Between Cops and NYC|M.L. Nestel|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Abu Faour declined repeated requests to comment for this article.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The blood that accused his friend in his heart, rushed to his face, when he repeated what had been told him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
They held the compound against repeated assaults, and lost several men in hand-to-hand fighting.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Frantic applause, several times repeated, which drowned the voice of the orator.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
She embraced Otteline; and gave him her hand to kiss, with repeated expressions of future confidence in the husband of her friend.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
And in his heart the name of the poem repeated itself with significant insistence: Unwelcome!
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for repeated

repeated

/ (rɪˈpiːtɪd) /

adjective

done, made, or said again and again; continual or incessant

Derived forms of repeated

repeatedly, adverb

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