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iterative

[it-uh-ray-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] / ˈɪt əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /


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Printing is iterative, and more complex designs might require several rounds of revisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

That iterative pressure is what drives deployment timelines forward.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

“There was so much learned on that first film, specifically our iterative process,” Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter said in a phone call last week from Madrid, shortly before the film’s Spain premiere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Patients today enjoy longer, healthier lives thanks to the iterative process this lawsuit would penalize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

A long pause ensued; the stars were faint and few; the iterative note of the katydid vibrated monotonously in the dark woods; dew was falling; the wind stirred.

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree




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