recur

as in to renew
to occur again She had a recurring dream in which she could fly.

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Recent Examples of recur At least by the 1990s, writers such as The West Wing’s Aaron Sorkin, interviewed here, were thinking of ways to incorporate more diverse talents like Matlin into their scripts, giving her the recurring role of tough-as-acrylic-nails campaign manager turned pollster Joey Lucas. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025 The actor will return to the Netflix comedy as a series regular after being downgraded to recurring last season due to scheduling reasons, our sister site Deadline reports. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 22 Jan. 2025 More worrying, however, has been the recurring suspicion that many of the senior players have not bought into this direction; even with a squad full of experienced players — Emre Can, Julian Brandt, Pascal Gross, Waldemar Anton — there is a striking lack of leadership on the pitch. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 The late star was born in Pomona, Calif., and appeared in several titles as a young actor in the 1970s including the TV shows The Bionic Woman, Bewitched, and Wonder Woman in brief and recurring roles. Escher Walcott, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for recur 

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“Recur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recur. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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