as in recurring
occurring or appearing at intervals
had recurrent problems with the computer for months and finally junked it
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Recent Examples of recurrent
But for people who have fragile blood vessels, minor trauma can cause recurrent bleeding, with subtle and slowly worsening symptoms.3
If the blood causes significant pressure on the brain, a subdural hematoma can cause coma or death.3
What About Asymptomatic Bleeds?
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Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
The findings of the survey come in contrast to a recent Pew Research Center poll, released in January, which found roughly equal shares of American men and women experience recurrent loneliness.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Symmetry through recurrent objects entered in the frame is common, with temporal match-cuts employed to take us from day to night, or even sunlight to surrounding snow.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
Of course, abrupt revolutions or counterrevolutions are a recurrent theme of history.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 8 May 2025
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Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
The findings of the survey come in contrast to a recent Pew Research Center poll, released in January, which found roughly equal shares of American men and women experience recurrent loneliness.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Symmetry through recurrent objects entered in the frame is common, with temporal match-cuts employed to take us from day to night, or even sunlight to surrounding snow.
—David Katz, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
Of course, abrupt revolutions or counterrevolutions are a recurrent theme of history.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrent
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Does this bring him into a more recurring, regular role?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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Dobson says the research is coming now that the power engineering community increasingly recognizes cascading failures as a distinct and recurring problem—a concept that still elicited protests from power engineers in the aftermath of the 2003 blackout.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Aug. 2013
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Modern belt drive systems, such as those from Gates, are made of a complex mixture of materials (above) that provide a service life far longer than a chain, operate in near silence, and require little to no maintenance, apart from periodic tension adjustments.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The suit claims the Trump administration’s decision to cut short the duration of immigration and work authorizations for Haitians was done in violation of immigration law and without the proper periodic review that the TPS statute requires.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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“Recurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrent. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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