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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
Together with patients’ clinical data, these findings are used to create a scoring system that predicts the likelihood of cancer recurrence over the next decade, the researchers said.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The American Society for Radiation Oncology, or ASTRO, the medical society for professionals performing radiation therapy to treat cancer and other diseases, does not recommend IORT for patients outside of clinical trials, citing its higher recurrence rate.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
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.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
There might be larger NSRs These findings challenge existing models of nova recurrence and shell formation, indicating that nova systems may evolve more rapidly than previously thought.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The American Society for Radiation Oncology, or ASTRO, the medical society for professionals performing radiation therapy to treat cancer and other diseases, does not recommend IORT for patients outside of clinical trials, citing its higher recurrence rate.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
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.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
There might be larger NSRs These findings challenge existing models of nova recurrence and shell formation, indicating that nova systems may evolve more rapidly than previously thought.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrence
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The Americas lose measles-free status The Americas lost their regional status as being free from endemic measles transmission, a major health setback that followed an outbreak in Canada linked to plummeting vaccine rates.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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According to the most recent update on the FDA's website, no deaths have been linked to the outbreak.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Those employees can continue working on SNAP applications and renewals until that date.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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His original announcement on October 13 stated his contract was simply not being renewed, but this new report confirms the non-renewal has been escalated to an early termination.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Despite the generally mild outlook, meteorologists are watching key atmospheric factors that could create bursts of intense snow, like expected next week when an early-season lake-effect snow is expected to impact the Great Lakes.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Comedian and actress Atsuko Okatsuka opened the ceremony with a burst of laughter and energy.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 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 18 Nov. 2025.
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