RECRUDESCING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

recrudescing

verb

present participle of recrudesce

as in continuing

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The state cannot both claim the benefits of a settlement Florida declined to join while continuing to sue us.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
No deaths had been confirmed as of Friday afternoon, although emergency officials warned that assessments were continuing and communications with some affected communities remained difficult.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

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To mark the 10-year anniversary of Zaha Hadid’s death, the Zaha Hadid Foundation is reopening the architect’s former headquarters on October 29.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
More vessels were hit in waters near Iran and Oman, even as Tehran restated its conditions for reopening the key waterway.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of reopening

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Arizona paused executions after Wood’s lethal injection in 2014, before resuming them in 2022 with Clarence Dixon.

— Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
The remarks came days after Araghchi proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming nuclear talks within seven days if Washington accepts Iran’s terms.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

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Its relatively basic grippers and limited lifting capacity are enough for tasks such as picking up shoes, clothes, and toys, wiping tables, fetching objects, and watering plants.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
The Yankees may be down a few sluggers entering the postseason, however, they certainly are equipped with a player capable of picking up some of the slack.

— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of picking up

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Change the power structure, activists say Grant said the Urban Summit is renewing its focus on KCFD because the problems documented years ago cannot be allowed to continue unchecked.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
If leaders do not know whether employees improve, renewing the program extends that uncertainty rather than resolving it.

— Stephen Sokoler, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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