as in outbreak
a new occurrence of something that happened or appeared before
We hope to prevent a recurrence of the disease.
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Recent Examples of recurrence
McGuinness said that cancer being caught at earlier stages has led to more women receiving treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation sooner, which can reduce the chances of recurrence.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Beyond refining nova recurrence models, this NSR also provides a rare opportunity to study the life cycles of stars and the dynamics of galactic material over millions of years.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
This would allow the team to examine offset sediment layers and date past quakes, providing a clearer picture of the fault's recurrence rate.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2025
As does the rate of recurrence, or how often a UTI crops up again after treatment, which is around 19% to 36% in premenopausal people and jumps to 55% postmenopause.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 Aug. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Beyond refining nova recurrence models, this NSR also provides a rare opportunity to study the life cycles of stars and the dynamics of galactic material over millions of years.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
This would allow the team to examine offset sediment layers and date past quakes, providing a clearer picture of the fault's recurrence rate.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2025
As does the rate of recurrence, or how often a UTI crops up again after treatment, which is around 19% to 36% in premenopausal people and jumps to 55% postmenopause.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrence
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Milton was a category 3 storm, resulting in a tornado outbreak in east-central Florida that damaged buildings and power lines.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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The country is already in the midst of its worst measles year in three decades, with more than 1,500 cases and current outbreaks in South Carolina and Minnesota.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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YouTube’s lawyers also suggested that Disney was merely seeking to use its claim over Connolly’s services as a chip in the license renewal talks — seeking to expedite those talks by offering to release Connolly’s obligations once the talks were concluded.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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End of automatic work permit renewals The new interim final rule, published for public inspection in the Federal Register, eliminates the automatic extension of up to 540 days that was granted to certain categories of renewal applicants while USCIS processed their cases.—
Daniel Shoer Roth,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Ingram’s running mate, junior G’yrell Smith, was another key contributor with 160 yards and 2 touchdowns on 15 attempts — the highlight of his performance was a 90-yard third quarter touchdown burst.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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Wilson ran through traffic with a violent burst to pick up a first down and iced the game on a 6-yard run.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Who would benefit from the end of community fluoridation and a recrudescence of tooth decay?—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Nov. 2024
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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 4 Nov. 2025.
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