recurred; recurring
1
: to occur or appear again
the cancer recurred
a problem that keeps recurring
2
: to come again to mind
One of the staffer's comments, however, keeps recurring to me.—
Kevin R. Kosar
Kevin R. Kosar3
: to have recourse : resort
… are no longer willing to recur to Congress to repeal unconstitutional laws …—Joe Wolverton
Joe Wolverton4
: to go back in thought or discourse
… on recurring to my letters of that date …—Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonExamples of recur in a Sentence
There is only a slight chance that the disease will recur.
The same problem keeps recurring.
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Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026
One recurring theme throughout the semester was that audiences rarely respond well to overt ideological messaging.
—Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Restore sells recurring membership tiers that bring per-session costs down.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Shor also recurred in the final season of FX’s The Americans.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 June 2026
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recur
verb
re·cur
ri-ˈkər 
recurred; recurring
1
: to go or come back in thought or discussion
2
: to come again into the mind
3
: to occur or appear again
Medical Definition
recur
intransitive verb
re·cur
ri-ˈkər
recurred; recurring
: to occur again after an interval
a disease likely to recur
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