as in outbreak
a new occurrence of something that happened or appeared before
We hope to prevent a recurrence of the disease.
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Recent Examples of recurrence
Three-quarters of patients who got both therapies had no recurrence three years later, compared to 56% in the Keytruda-only group.
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
How To Prevent Muscle Cramps Muscle cramps can occur for a number of reasons, but there are ways to prevent cramps or help reduce recurrences.
—Laura Schober, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
Even after treatment, the fear of recurrence looms like a shadow.
—Dr. Maky Zanganeh, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The likelihood of cancer recurrence depends on several factors, including the type of cancer, its stage at diagnosis and the treatments used.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for recurrence 
Erika Edwards, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
How To Prevent Muscle Cramps Muscle cramps can occur for a number of reasons, but there are ways to prevent cramps or help reduce recurrences.
—Laura Schober, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
Even after treatment, the fear of recurrence looms like a shadow.
—Dr. Maky Zanganeh, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The likelihood of cancer recurrence depends on several factors, including the type of cancer, its stage at diagnosis and the treatments used.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrence
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The burger giant saw customer visits weaken following an E.coli outbreak that started on October 22 and forced McDonald's to temporarily suspend sales of its Quarter Pounder hamburgers in a fifth of its 14,000 U.S. restaurants.—
Savyata Mishra,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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McDonald's said its sales are continuing to recover from an E. coli outbreak last fall tied to its Quarter Pounder hamburgers.—
DEE-ANN DURBIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Financial terms of YouTube TV’s renewal with Paramount weren’t disclosed.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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Rapture By Susan Minot See Now Then, by Jamaica Kincaid Kincaid’s novel introduces readers to Mr. and Mrs. Sweet and their two children, Heracles (like the son of Zeus and his human mistress) and Persephone (like the queen of the dead, a symbol of the cycles of renewal that happen below the earth).—
Haley Mlotek,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Chiefs run offense hasn’t been the same since left guard Joe Thuney moved out to left tackle, and running back Isiah Pacheco hasn’t shown his typical burst after returning this season from a pair of injuries.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2025
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This occurs when an artery in the brain leaks or bursts and causes bleeding in the brain.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Who would benefit from the end of community fluoridation and a recrudescence of tooth decay?—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Nov. 2024
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Although the most powerful nations, including the U.S., have made intermittently successful efforts to stem the loss of tax revenue to offshore shelters, Abrahamian identifies these dynamics as the recrudescence of colonial extraction.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2024
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“Recurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrence. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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