as in recurring
occurring or appearing at intervals
had recurrent problems with the computer for months and finally junked it
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Recent Examples of recurrent
Combination treatment could fight recurrent cancer and tiny tumors that ultrasound might miss, while also tapping into a surprising benefit.
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
Her symbolism is constant, echoing recurrent themes.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
Fish were a recurrent theme in Gehry’s work, but his designs were also sparked by ideas as diverse as the shape of Japanese Buddhist temples, ice hockey and Stratocaster guitars.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
One recurrent lesson that struck me during the research and writing of Epic Disruptions is how history provides a unique way to make sense of a complicated present.
—Scott D. Anthony, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
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This will be a semi-recurring role that films in January and February.—
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The mother-son duo’s journey began when Udrea identified a pervasive and recurring problem among men with curly hair–razor bumps.—
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Aim for Once a Week Spider plants are native to coastal areas of South Africa, which can experience periodic droughts.—
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Over the ensuing decades, periodic conflicts pitted Indigenous peoples of various pueblos against the colonizers.—
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Such overlaps have been standard procedure since the station's continual occupation for more than two decades of operation.—
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As the amputee bled out, he was filmed expressing his continual and clear agreement to being killed and dismembered.—
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“Recurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrent. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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