Descriptions repeat the title without adding context. The useful response is a targeted correction with an observable acceptance check. That keeps the repair tied to the problem instead of turning it into an open-ended redesign.
Find the likely cause
The draft uses the same phrase twice.
Treat this as an explanation to verify against the actual work. Look at the input, the relevant decision, and the final result together. If the evidence does not support this diagnosis, investigate the mismatch before applying a convenient but unrelated fix.
Make the targeted correction
Add the method, scope, or practical takeaway that the title cannot convey.
A meta description is a concise page summary that should help a potential visitor understand what the page offers.
Check that the repair worked
Check whether the description gives a reader new useful information.
Repeat the check on the final version that the reader or customer will encounter. An approved draft, a preview, and a published result can differ; the acceptance decision should concern the version people actually use.
Prevent the next related failure
A separate issue to watch for is this: a description reads like a keyword inventory. Rewrite it as a sentence addressed to the intended reader.
Monitor the useful outcome
Review the accuracy and distinctiveness of descriptions, then interpret click changes alongside search context.
Keep a short record of the original symptom, the evidence behind the diagnosis, and the result of the acceptance check. That record makes the solution reusable when the same condition appears again, without assuming that every superficially similar problem has the same cause.
Official reference for the platform or standard discussed: Google Search Central: snippets and descriptions.