repeated
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Origin of repeated
Explanation
Something repeated happens again and again and again. A dog's repeated bark, unfortunately, is a sound that is continuous — and probably keeping you up at night. A repeated sound goes on and on: honking a horn just once isn't what this word is about. If you honk that horn over and over, it can be described as a repeated honk. In music, many sounds are repeated as well. The repeated beat of a reggae band is pleasant, while repeated non-musical sounds — like dog barks and annoying people who say the same thing over and over — get less and less fun the more they're repeated.
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Example Sentences
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The study also disproves the widely repeated claim that baby rattlesnakes cannot control how much venom they release and therefore inject all of it when they bite.
From Science Daily • Jul. 10, 2026
After repeated requests, Acme sent a second adjuster.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 10, 2026
Applicants felt obligated to respond, but sometimes repeated what they had already written elsewhere in the application, said Grace Chapin James, assistant vice provost for undergraduate admissions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
Mayor Karen Bass struggled to open the meeting over the loud boos and yelling of community members, actions that were repeated as other elected officials took the microphone.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026
The gnome repeated the message in a croaky little voice and then sped off to deliver it, chanting, “Message for Red! Message for Red!” over and over.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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