recur

as in to renew
to occur again She had a recurring dream in which she could fly.

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Recent Examples of recur That would also effectively double the number of ballots the county needs for all elections using those lines, causing a new recurring cost for each subsequent election. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Spencer reprised her role as a college-aged Dee on a recurring basis. Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The retention rate for recurring donors is close to 70%. Matt Nash, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 The recurring injury has limited her appearances and caps for the past year. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recur
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  • In the event that those shows get renewed — which Sheridan has a good track record of doing — Berry expects the facility will be busy for sometime.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
  • And that resell value has renewed heated interest into a brand that for a while, was meeting a tad of (anecdotal) stagnation in the market.
    Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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  • If skirmishes between Indian and Chinese forces reoccur in the Himalayan borderlands, for instance, China could put pressure on Russia to stop providing diplomatic backing or arms and ammunition to India.
    Happymon Jacob, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The thought would reoccur, especially as someone who had always vacationed in the mountains to ski and explore throughout her childhood despite living in Nebraska.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 May 2025

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“Recur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recur. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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