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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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
An extrovert might combat extrovert burnout with Friday night plans, a Saturday in the park, Sunday brunch with friends, and a recurring Sunday night mixer.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
There’s a recurring image of an angel, resplendent in red, who haunts Victor’s childhood dreams.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Recur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recur. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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