recurrence

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Recent Examples of recurrence His team is currently running a randomized Phase 2 trial to test the durability of the vaccine and compare whether the vaccine is more effective than the standard of care, which would usually be monitoring the patient for a recurrence. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025 This presents Murphy with an opportunity in the South, as the astonishing recurrence of Sanders’ mistake continues. Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025 However, recurrence can be common. Tanyel Mustafa, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025 This isn’t about believing in eternal recurrence. Shai Tubali, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recurrence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrence
Noun
  • Salmonella outbreak linked to meal delivery service.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Israeli attacks on Syrian soil since Assad’s fall, as well as recent outbreaks of fighting in the Sweida region of southern Syria, underscore the ongoing fragility of the Syrian government and concerns over its ability to contain violence and migration outside of its borders.
    David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Smith replied that private schools must submit renewal packets every year before they are approved to continue participation in the accounts program, and that the agency compares the new tuition rates against the older rates.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Regeneration assumes the foundation is solid but in need of renewal.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the sun sets, diners dig into burgers dressed up like banh mi, with pickled daikon, rich duck liver mousse, and a burst of cilantro.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Who would benefit from the end of community fluoridation and a recrudescence of tooth decay?
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Although the most powerful nations, including the U.S., have made intermittently successful efforts to stem the loss of tax revenue to offshore shelters, Abrahamian identifies these dynamics as the recrudescence of colonial extraction.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024

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“Recurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrence. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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