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
This event has a high risk of recurrence compared to other types of strokes.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
In addition, for almost two years, his wife, Deltah, drove Henard to Childress every Tuesday for infusions of Keytruda, an immune checkpoint inhibitor used to prevent recurrence of disease by attacking stray cancer cells that may still be circulating in the body.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Estefan's team checks for any cancer recurrence, and his transplant team confirms that his new liver is functioning well.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Two Bills That Could Change Everything Addressing this crisis — and preventing recurrence — requires two specific legislative actions.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
In addition, for almost two years, his wife, Deltah, drove Henard to Childress every Tuesday for infusions of Keytruda, an immune checkpoint inhibitor used to prevent recurrence of disease by attacking stray cancer cells that may still be circulating in the body.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Estefan's team checks for any cancer recurrence, and his transplant team confirms that his new liver is functioning well.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Two Bills That Could Change Everything Addressing this crisis — and preventing recurrence — requires two specific legislative actions.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrence
Noun
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Beirut tried to enact part of a plan to do so before the outbreak of the latest fighting.—
Sam Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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But those moves seem modest compared with the spike in freight futures, and the surge in BWET began even before the outbreak of war in the Middle East, with BWET up over 1,000% in the past year.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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Under the existing schedule, renewal paperwork was not due until 2028 at the earliest.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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The eight licenses in question aren’t due for renewal for years.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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As for Mitchell, James Tatum said, the burst of violence caught the family somewhat by surprise.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2026
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His quick steps can cause tackles to lose their balance, and his burst to turn pressures into sacks is tremendous.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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This recrudescence of wolf warrior diplomacy is counterproductive and enables Japan to depict China as the bullying hegemon.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
30 Nov. 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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“Recurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrence. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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