recurred; recurring
1
: to have recourse : resort
2
: to go back in thought or discourse
on recurring to my letters of that date—
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson3
a
: to come up again for consideration
b
: to come again to mind
4
: to occur again after an interval : occur time after time
the cancer recurred
Examples 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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Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Most recently she's appeared in a four-episode arc in season 3 of Barry and has had a recurring role as Dr. Grace Confalone on NCIS since 2016.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Deadline reports that Sherman Augustus has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming series.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Buyers pay a premium for businesses that generate stable, recurring revenue.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Recur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recur. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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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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