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
From Information to Consequence The deeper failure running through modern governance is not simply a shortage of information, but the recurrent inability to act on it.
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Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
People with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome experience developmental delays, lack of speech, recurrent seizures or epilepsy, distinctive facial features, breathing issues and more.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
But about 50% of people who achieve complete remission develop recurrent AML, when the disease comes back.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
In recent years, recurrent blazes have affected municipalities such as San Juan y Martínez, Mantua and Minas de Matahambre.
—Maykel González, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
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Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
People with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome experience developmental delays, lack of speech, recurrent seizures or epilepsy, distinctive facial features, breathing issues and more.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
But about 50% of people who achieve complete remission develop recurrent AML, when the disease comes back.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
In recent years, recurrent blazes have affected municipalities such as San Juan y Martínez, Mantua and Minas de Matahambre.
—Maykel González, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrent
Adjective
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This was and is a non-recurring, cyclical business totally dependent on transaction volumes, which fluctuate with economic cycles and interest rates.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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This will be a semi-recurring role that films in January and February.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Her posts include asking for help in finding someone to remodel her pool, how to get to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and periodic questions about how to take care of different plants.—
Sarah Lapidus,
AZCentral.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Measles was eliminated in the United States by 2000 but has resurfaced in periodic outbreaks, mostly among people who are not vaccinated.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The 71-year-old Orlando father has bad knees and continual back pain from the effort.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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SpaceX says that its constellation has about 30,000 tracking cameras that are capable of detecting and tracking objects on a continual basis, building up databases that make calculations much faster – minutes instead of hours.—
David Szondy
February 07,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Recurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrent. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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