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to occur again
She had a recurring dream in which she could fly.
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Recent Examples of recurred
Shor also recurred in the final season of FX’s The Americans.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Three weeks later, the operation recurred, this time with 1,400 boats assembling into a rectangle so dense that cargo ships reportedly struggled to get through.
—Kenneth J. Harrold, Washington Post, 1 June 2026
Lisa Fasone and her family Northwestern Medicine Fasone will keep receiving images every eight to 12 months to ensure the tumor has not recurred.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Their costars Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley James Scott) and Hilarie Burton Morgan (Peyton Sawyer) have both recurred on Grey’s Anatomy in the past.
—Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
Rue’s glitter tears - Season 1 The most iconic Euphoria makeup look — Rue’s glitter tears, worn by Zendaya — recurred throughout season 1.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The latter issue recurred in a disastrous third inning.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
While still attached to The Waltons, Costello recurred on the 1976 CBS drama Sara, which starred Brenda Vaccaro as a teacher in a one-room Colorado schoolhouse in the 1870s (it was canceled after 12 episodes).
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Three weeks later, the operation recurred, this time with 1,400 boats assembling into a rectangle so dense that cargo ships reportedly struggled to get through.
—Kenneth J. Harrold, Washington Post, 1 June 2026
Lisa Fasone and her family Northwestern Medicine Fasone will keep receiving images every eight to 12 months to ensure the tumor has not recurred.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Their costars Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley James Scott) and Hilarie Burton Morgan (Peyton Sawyer) have both recurred on Grey’s Anatomy in the past.
—Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
Rue’s glitter tears - Season 1 The most iconic Euphoria makeup look — Rue’s glitter tears, worn by Zendaya — recurred throughout season 1.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The latter issue recurred in a disastrous third inning.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
While still attached to The Waltons, Costello recurred on the 1976 CBS drama Sara, which starred Brenda Vaccaro as a teacher in a one-room Colorado schoolhouse in the 1870s (it was canceled after 12 episodes).
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurred
renewed
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The combatants have now renewed their fragile truce, which has repeatedly threatened US-Iran negotiations.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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The opposition has renewed speculation that the two conferences and their 34 schools stretching from coast to coast will split from the NCAA and form a super league.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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“Recurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurred. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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