ad infinitum
adverb or adjective
ad in·fi·ni·tum
ˌad-ˌin-fə-ˈnī-təm 
also ˌäd-
: without end or limit
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But cyanobacteria have an evolutionary incentive to pass on relevant information to their progeny: Each cell divides into two identical clones, and each of those does as well, ad infinitum.
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Elizabeth Landau, quantamagazine.org, 11 Oct. 2024
But when packing for St. Barts, few shoppers want to spend days assembling a wardrobe by traipsing from store to store, dressing and undressing in changing rooms ad infinitum, and arranging for alterations on their own.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2024
This back and forth and back was repeated, sometimes ad infinitum, with beatings, robberies and deaths thrown into the mix.
—Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
The goal should be not to contain Iran ad infinitum but to limit its destructive influences while facilitating its transition to a nation that can begin to realize its potential to serve as a constructive force in the world.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
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Elizabeth Landau, quantamagazine.org, 11 Oct. 2024
But when packing for St. Barts, few shoppers want to spend days assembling a wardrobe by traipsing from store to store, dressing and undressing in changing rooms ad infinitum, and arranging for alterations on their own.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2024
This back and forth and back was repeated, sometimes ad infinitum, with beatings, robberies and deaths thrown into the mix.
—Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
The goal should be not to contain Iran ad infinitum but to limit its destructive influences while facilitating its transition to a nation that can begin to realize its potential to serve as a constructive force in the world.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
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“Ad infinitum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad%20infinitum. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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