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
Tolerating Hamas’s rule in Gaza was another attempt; forcibly displacing Palestinians from their land was a recurrent desire.
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Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Before this development, patients with recurrent UTIs often ended up taking antibiotics to combat each infection.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Ramos' incidents show a clear and documented pattern of low-grade but increasing and recurrent behavioral issues in school, according to the documents.
—Ismael Estrada, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2025
Usually, muscle spasms are rapid and cause one or a few movements, but tremors are recurrent and rhythmic.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2025
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Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Before this development, patients with recurrent UTIs often ended up taking antibiotics to combat each infection.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Ramos' incidents show a clear and documented pattern of low-grade but increasing and recurrent behavioral issues in school, according to the documents.
—Ismael Estrada, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2025
Usually, muscle spasms are rapid and cause one or a few movements, but tremors are recurrent and rhythmic.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrent
Adjective
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Audiences can also expect a new teacher, Luke Tennie’s Dominic, and potentially more recurring and guest characters.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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This should further increase the bank's base of more recurring revenue streams.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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The virus, which is spread by bodily fluids, is endemic in animal populations in Central and West Africa, and there are periodic outbreaks.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Over time, the gamma-ray flux from the Moon fluctuates by about 20% due to these periodic changes in the Sun’s magnetic field.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Recurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrent. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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