re = /\b([a-z])\1{0,}\b/m
str = 'aa aaa aaaa bb b bbb abc aa a pqaaa '
result = str.gsub(re,'')
puts result
ICAgIHJlID0gL1xiKFthLXpdKVwxezAsfVxiL20KICAgIHN0ciA9ICdhYSBhYWEgYWFhYSBiYiBiIGJiYiBhYmMgYWEgYSBwcWFhYSAnCiAgICByZXN1bHQgPSBzdHIuZ3N1YihyZSwnJykKICAgIHB1dHMgcmVzdWx0