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repetitive

Definition for repetitive

adjective as in repetitious

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Though analogies were drawn to household production, the reality differed: Work was repetitive, boring, without break—the machines never stopped.

Set in a dour factory, “Metropolis” is “the grandfather of all ‘beat the worker down with monotonous, repetitive labor, totally unrecognized by management’ movies,” says Mankiewicz of TCM.

"But we must also be vigilant in preventing products that are highly repetitive from 'gathering' in the market, squeezing research and development space and other risks."

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He adds that odd phrasing, unnatural emotional delivery, and lyrics that feel generic or repetitive can also be clues.

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But she added that some of the debate in the Lords had been "repetitive", whilst some of the issues raised by peers had already been "discussed at length" by MPs.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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