Groundhog Day
noun
1
: February 2 observed traditionally as a day that indicates six more weeks of winter if sunny or an early spring if cloudy
2
or less commonly groundhog day plural Groundhog Days also groundhog days
: a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
Last month … I wrote all about how this lockdown has stolen my fashion mojo, locking me in a Groundhog Day of joggers and knitted sets.—Penny Goldstone
How long before this Groundhog Day cycle of anxiety and illness ends and we can go back to some version of normal?—Michiko Kakutani
The reality is that climate negotiations have long been stalled, lost in a Groundhog Day cycle of yearly meetings ending in plans for more meetings.—Ruth Greenspan Bell and Barry Blechman
… the unrelenting endless cycle of groundhog days and going nowhere wears thin.—Joan O'Donnell
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