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 secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, a former Fox TV host, loads his X feed with images of himself working out in the gym and meeting with the mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, underscoring his feed’s recurrent theme of politicized hypermasculinity.
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James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Refusing In-Laws' Demands After They're Made Homeless Backed After seven years of secondary infertility and three recurrent losses, Gerardi decided to pursue IVF shortly after turning 35.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
If anything, Trump's tariffs on Canada—combined with the recurrent reckless talk of annexation—seem to have caused the political collapse of Canada's Conservative Party on the precipice of a crucial national election.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The dome is a recurrent motif in Vu’s practice and serves as a platform for projection mapping and a site for continuous immersive visitor engagement.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Refusing In-Laws' Demands After They're Made Homeless Backed After seven years of secondary infertility and three recurrent losses, Gerardi decided to pursue IVF shortly after turning 35.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
If anything, Trump's tariffs on Canada—combined with the recurrent reckless talk of annexation—seem to have caused the political collapse of Canada's Conservative Party on the precipice of a crucial national election.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The dome is a recurrent motif in Vu’s practice and serves as a platform for projection mapping and a site for continuous immersive visitor engagement.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrent
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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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The strange makeup of recurring dreams Research has found that most recurring dreams have a negative tone with themes often related to helplessness, failure, or being chased.—
Stacey Colino,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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That said, periodic servicing of Flocean’s desalination modules can be done using the same equipment and techniques as for subsea oil and gas equipment.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Breaching these areas and killing bots will trigger periodic airdrops of more AI enemies, in increasing frequency and threat levels.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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“Recurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrent. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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