as in outbreak
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
And then the recurrence of the infection this year set him back again.
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Murat Ates, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Whigham’s wry performance, and the recurrence of Bridger offering sensible advice to people who ignore it, always at their peril, isn’t exactly funny.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
Three-quarters of patients who got both therapies had no recurrence three years later, compared to 56% in the Keytruda-only group.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
How To Prevent Muscle Cramps Muscle cramps can occur for a number of reasons, but there are ways to prevent cramps or help reduce recurrences.
—Laura Schober, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for recurrence
Murat Ates, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Whigham’s wry performance, and the recurrence of Bridger offering sensible advice to people who ignore it, always at their peril, isn’t exactly funny.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
Three-quarters of patients who got both therapies had no recurrence three years later, compared to 56% in the Keytruda-only group.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
How To Prevent Muscle Cramps Muscle cramps can occur for a number of reasons, but there are ways to prevent cramps or help reduce recurrences.
—Laura Schober, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrence
Noun
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Being explicit and deliberate in communicating timely health advice is critical, particularly during a deadly disease outbreak.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The death comes eight days after an unvaccinated child in Texas died from the disease during a growing outbreak in the state that has infected nearly 160 people.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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No one at the hearing spoke in favor of granting the permit renewal.—
Doug Thompson,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Those statements could perhaps be taken as the Ballon d’Or runner up once more pledging his future to Madrid, amid rumors that he might be tempted to take a lucrative offer to play in Saudi Arabia while also still yet to put pen to paper on a contract renewal at the Bernabeu.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For a color burst, look to Proenza Schouler, Dear Frances, and Cos—these pleasant spring hues will break up the dreariness of the current season.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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Customers, including businesses, governments and individuals, will be able to request light bursts by simply entering their location's GPS coordinates online.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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 12 Mar. 2025.
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