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 antifungals for yeast work a bit better, FWIW, but as many as 28% of people still wind up with recurrent yeast infections.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 July 2025
This study is important because its rigorous methodology confirms what previous research had suggested: Exercise extends disease-free survival for patients with cancer and should be incorporated as part of holistic treatment for patients to reduce their risk of recurrent and new cancers.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The changes could jeopardize research meant to bring more clarity to Kentucky’s intensifying rainfall, and possibly offer ways to mitigate recurrent flooding.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Minute-scale dynamics of recurrent dike intrusions in Iceland with fiber-optic geodesy
UNESCO.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 July 2025
This study is important because its rigorous methodology confirms what previous research had suggested: Exercise extends disease-free survival for patients with cancer and should be incorporated as part of holistic treatment for patients to reduce their risk of recurrent and new cancers.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
The changes could jeopardize research meant to bring more clarity to Kentucky’s intensifying rainfall, and possibly offer ways to mitigate recurrent flooding.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Minute-scale dynamics of recurrent dike intrusions in Iceland with fiber-optic geodesy
UNESCO.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 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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Traditional compliance relies on manual processes, periodic audits and reactive remediation methods that are resource-intensive and inadequate for addressing dynamic cyber threats.—
Sunil Kumar Puli,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The Sino-Indian border has seen periodic skirmishes for decades, including a deadly clash in the Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in June 2020.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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“Recurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrent. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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