reoccur

as in to recur
to occur again They took steps to prevent the problem from reoccurring.

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Recent Examples of reoccur Read More: Why One Dietitian is Speaking Up for ‘Ultra-Processed’ Foods The sore will likely go away—and reoccur—before one’s diet or supplements can fix the deficiency. Matt Fuchs, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025 In that scenario, the same debate from 1960 would reoccur. Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024 Boston's rotation fell apart in the second half of this season and Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow is busy this winter making sure that won't reoccur in 2025. Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 The Israeli military said Thursday one of its aircraft struck a storage site for Hezbollah rockets, one of the first large-scale skirmishes that could reoccur in the coming months as Hezbollah and Israel withdraw to the respective positions agreed upon. Willem Marx, NPR, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for reoccur
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  • Rather than depending on the volatile advertising market, the company would get recurring revenue via a membership program, Outside+, which would provide unlimited access to the magazines’ articles and other perks.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Even small, recurring donations can have a lasting influence, especially as parks brace for another record-breaking summer.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Reoccur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reoccur. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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