bear repeating
idiom
: to be important enough to state more than once
The group's message is one that bears repeating.
Examples of bear repeating in a Sentence
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At the same time, Doctor Who has basic staples that bear repeating.
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Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
What some of my fellow citizens thought fit to say about me, and my opponents too, doesn’t bear repeating—and women have it much worse.
—Michael Ignatieff, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2023
Nothing on this list should come as a surprise, but the items do bear repeating: Get up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines.
—Karen Kaplanscience and Medicine Editor
dec. 20, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
Not to undermine the importance of the announcement—after all, the fact does bear repeating—but that headline-generating warning sounds familiar.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 11 May 2022
Although such arguments aren’t necessarily new, the authors make some salient new points that bear repeating here.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
But there is one step in our skin-care routine that might bear repeating: cleansing.
—Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 22 Apr. 2022
As with any signature style, certain elements bear repeating.
—Cathy Whitlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2022
Sometimes, though, stories bear repeating.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2021
Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
What some of my fellow citizens thought fit to say about me, and my opponents too, doesn’t bear repeating—and women have it much worse.
—Michael Ignatieff, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2023
Nothing on this list should come as a surprise, but the items do bear repeating: Get up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines.
—Karen Kaplanscience and Medicine Editor
dec. 20, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
Not to undermine the importance of the announcement—after all, the fact does bear repeating—but that headline-generating warning sounds familiar.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 11 May 2022
Although such arguments aren’t necessarily new, the authors make some salient new points that bear repeating here.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
But there is one step in our skin-care routine that might bear repeating: cleansing.
—Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 22 Apr. 2022
As with any signature style, certain elements bear repeating.
—Cathy Whitlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2022
Sometimes, though, stories bear repeating.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2021
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“Bear repeating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20repeating. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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