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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In training our own generative AI model, Getty Images ensures that creators who have contributed to the dataset are compensated for their work on a recurring basis.
—Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Yet, a recurring theme has played out in losses to smarter, deeper teams.
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Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Trump has made targeting the media a recurring theme in his campaign, filing lawsuits against ABC News and CBS News and with incoming FCC chairman Brendan Carr seemingly interested in holding broadcast owners to account.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Yet, a recurring theme has played out in losses to smarter, deeper teams.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
Though landing a recurring character is usually a good thing for an actor, Hilton was nervous about fans’ reception.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 10 Jan. 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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