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
The symptoms have become so recurrent that the girl’s parents spend sleepless nights taking turns monitoring and caring for her.
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 12 June 2025
In some cases, however, pellagra proved to be a recurrent disease, flaring up again once patients returned home and resumed their polenta-heavy diet.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Heads are a recurrent theme— which feels apt, given Allen’s cerebral nature.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The second half of the year begins this week for Billboard Japan’s charts, and recurrent rules have been implemented on the Japan Hot 100 and Hot Albums tallies.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 4 June 2025
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 12 June 2025
In some cases, however, pellagra proved to be a recurrent disease, flaring up again once patients returned home and resumed their polenta-heavy diet.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Heads are a recurrent theme— which feels apt, given Allen’s cerebral nature.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The second half of the year begins this week for Billboard Japan’s charts, and recurrent rules have been implemented on the Japan Hot 100 and Hot Albums tallies.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrent
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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High-criticality or hard-to-access assets often justify remote, real-time solutions (e.g., IoT sensors), while less-critical assets might only need handheld tools or periodic checks.—
Ed Garibian,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The footage captured by the drones will be also subject to periodic audits.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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“Recurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrent. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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