iterates

present tense third-person singular of iterate
as in repeats
to say or state again no matter how many times I iterate that this so-called prank is a bad idea, no one listens

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Recent Examples of iterates When content is cheaper to generate and test, the advantage shifts to whoever understands the niche better, spots promising formats earlier and iterates faster. — Zoe Huang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The issue is that AI technology iterates extremely fast, causing related equipment and computing assets to depreciate rapidly, whereas financing debts are long term, creating a maturity mismatch risk. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Literary, visual, and performative art of the African diaspora iterates separation as a literal separation of the bodies of mothers and children. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026 Fresh off a surprise cosign from Aespa member Giselle, zayok is one of the leaders of an amorphous digital scene that includes gunk and sydney runner, whose music iterates on carbine-y wonkiness to form a new kind of balladry halfway between SoundCloud IDM, rap, and voice memo. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026 Each new Songmont model undergoes wear testing; the brand fine-tunes and iterates its prototypes based on customer feedback. — Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • The darker shade of suede is also used for the mustache, and the color repeats for the brand marks.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat celebrates Hughes with a work on paper that repeats the writer's name to spread awareness of his work.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America says its checks show Apple’s App Store revenue grew year over year.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The appeal reiterates the objections dismissed by the Aurora Electoral Board in September, said Edward Mullen, an attorney for Helen Francis Ratlow, who filed the appeal.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Iterates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iterates. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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