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broken record

NOUN
repetition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
litany recurrence reiteration repeat rhythm
STRONG
alliteration chant chorus copy echo encore iteration paraphrase periodicity perseveration practice reappearance recapitulation recital redundancy rehearsal relation renewal repetitiousness replication report reproduction restatement return rote tautology
WEAK
ingemination iteracy iterance reoccurrence staccato
Antonyms
STRONG
original
WEAK
instance

Example Sentences

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All of which leaves me sounding, alas, like a broken record.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Frank is starting to sound like a broken record, but it is hard to say anything different when outcomes are so often the same.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

I feel like a bit of a broken record, but I’m still saying it’s not time to panic … yet.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

ChatGPT can sometimes feel like a broken record, stuck on referencing some project that you wrapped months ago, or repeatedly delivering answers in a structure you requested one time for one particular purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

I know I sound like a broken record.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli