as in renewed
to occur again
She had a recurring dream in which she could fly.
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Recent Examples of recurred
This dynamic marred the 2012-13 Hurricane Sandy package and has recurred in other disaster bills, not because relief is illegitimate but because speed plus political cover invites provisions that would die in regular order.
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Day recurred across four seasons of Insecure as the character Sarah.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Collins first appeared on the show's second season, and recurred in multiple episodes of every season thereafter.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Pamela Adlon, who recurred in Season 1 as Bunny’s sister Mindy, was expected to make more regular appearances in Season 2, filling the void left by Lavin.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2025
The problem recurred everywhere.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Crowley later played the romantic interest of Lloyd Bridges on the 1975-76 CBS cop drama Joe Forrester, which emanated from an episode of the anthology series Police Story, and recurred as Emily Fallmont during the sixth season of the ABC primetime soap Dynasty in 1986.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
The Fever won the Commissioner’s Cup title over Minnesota, the 2024 champ, and were riding a five-game winning streak even after Clark’s injury recurred before their luck turned.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Day recurred across four seasons of Insecure as the character Sarah.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Collins first appeared on the show's second season, and recurred in multiple episodes of every season thereafter.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Pamela Adlon, who recurred in Season 1 as Bunny’s sister Mindy, was expected to make more regular appearances in Season 2, filling the void left by Lavin.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2025
The problem recurred everywhere.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Crowley later played the romantic interest of Lloyd Bridges on the 1975-76 CBS cop drama Joe Forrester, which emanated from an episode of the anthology series Police Story, and recurred as Emily Fallmont during the sixth season of the ABC primetime soap Dynasty in 1986.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
The Fever won the Commissioner’s Cup title over Minnesota, the 2024 champ, and were riding a five-game winning streak even after Clark’s injury recurred before their luck turned.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurred
renewed
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He was expected to stay in the job, the biggest in British television, at least until the corporation renewed its operating agreement, known as its royal charter, by the end of 2027.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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The charter, which gets renewed at regular intervals, defines the BBC’s purposes and governance.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Recurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurred. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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