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repetitiveness

noun

as in repetition

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Recent Examples of repetitiveness The repetitiveness of the plot is not helped by the many montages writer-director Yandy Laurens uses as shortcuts, instead of writing scenes that show how the central relationship is developing. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025

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Noun

The repetition should feel especially galling since the team already earned its promotion last week, making the climax of this week’s match just getting butts in seats.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
But they were never intended to be seen as straightforward copies of one another; the repetition is never exact.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of repetition

Noun

His mode of reiteration and attenuation is an ominous portent for the future of fiction.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
While the décor has evolved through several reiterations over the decades, alternating between French country charm and Provençal elegance, the restaurant’s welcoming spirit remains status quo.

— Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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