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
This finding offers new insights into the life cycles of stars and the science of stellar explosions, challenging previous assumptions about nova recurrence rates and shell formation.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
But some key deficiencies in how the action is designed make frustrating errors a recurrence.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
According to the Minnesota Golf Association, the cause was a recurrence of Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
This finding offers new insights into the life cycles of stars and the science of stellar explosions, challenging previous assumptions about nova recurrence rates and shell formation.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
But some key deficiencies in how the action is designed make frustrating errors a recurrence.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
According to the Minnesota Golf Association, the cause was a recurrence of Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrence
Noun
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There were also 36 deaths and 62 outbreaks.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, improved biodetection and biodefense technologies, accelerated by genome writing efforts, will enhance global health while better protecting us from the next outbreak or pandemic.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Veteran Daniele Rugani, who spent last season on loan at Ajax, showed his experience against Kylian Mbappe and maybe that his recent contract renewal was worthwhile after all.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The entire first season is available now via Paramount+ and is currently pending news of a second season renewal.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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The former Bronco is having a career year with the Cowboys, with two games above 115 rushing yards, and had a 66-yard burst against the Jets.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The archival material is organized and annotated by Chaplin biographer David Robinson and editor Cecilia Cenciarelli, who have done essential work here detailing Chaplin’s biggest final burst of creativity.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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