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 OpenAI’s rapid expansion, with its annual recurring revenue exceeding $10 billion (almost doubling from $5.5 billion at the end of 2024), is creating substantial demand for inference chips. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Publishers see more value in recurring revenue, which is generated from subscriptions. Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 June 2025 The last generation’s spendthrifts have become this generation’s scolds, as controversies recur over the same parcels of land with new names in the old roles. Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025 Players as big as the 6-5, 315-pound Thomas are typically advised to show some extra patience with foot injuries to fully heal them and minimize the possibility of the injury recurring. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for recur
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  • As a result, some VMware users have opted to keep using VMware perpetual licenses, even though Broadcom refuses to renew most of those clients’ support services.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
  • Mamdani said his campaign renewed faith in democracy.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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