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 Since her turn on the show, Swisher has enjoyed a robust television career, booking lead roles on Privileged, Better With You, and The Astronaut Wives Club, and recurring roles on Gossip Girl, Royal Pains, The Mindy Project, and Once Upon a Time (as The Little Mermaid's Ariel). Eric King, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025 Unlike Microsoft 365, which requires recurring payments, this license is a one-time purchase tied to your Microsoft account. PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025 Plants and natural forms are not afterthoughts, but recurring motifs. Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025 Martin Scorsese has always been an open book, a storyteller who has offered his autobiography freely and an auteur whose deepest philosophical themes have been recurring and explored in bold type. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recur
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  • In March 2023, Ottawa renewed the mandate, extending the mission through April 2026.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • More than 90% of fans renewed, and the team established a season ticket waiting list.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Do the themes in your collages reoccur in your poetry, music or films?
    Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Recur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recur. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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