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
The cancer’s stage, subtype and genetic makeup can help determine if additional treatment of the original tumor is needed, or certain therapy to help prevent recurrence.
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
But for some people kidney stones can have dramatic effects on their lives with regular recurrences.
—Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026
The university has since announced that graduation speeches will now be pre-recorded and screened to prevent a recurrence.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2026
Thompson died in 2015 at age 73 due to a recurrence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which he was first diagnosed with in 2004.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
But for some people kidney stones can have dramatic effects on their lives with regular recurrences.
—Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026
The university has since announced that graduation speeches will now be pre-recorded and screened to prevent a recurrence.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2026
Thompson died in 2015 at age 73 due to a recurrence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which he was first diagnosed with in 2004.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrence
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With low vaccination rates in their community and patchy coverage in Mexico at large, that measles case translated into a national outbreak.—
Katie Silver,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Other nonprofits like Global Witness linked Facebook's past moderation failures to outbreaks of ethnic violence in Ethiopia in 2020.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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Another crucial aspect of Cinecittà’s renewal is its state-of-the-art video and audio post-production facilities, including dubbing and mixing rooms and a 35mm and 16mm film development and restoration lab.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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Their transformation through pickling—turning a simple, earthy root into a tangy, vibrant dish—was often seen as a metaphor for renewal and the endurance of the Jewish people through adversity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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In that last year — like the end of a fireworks show — the lawyers set off a burst of filings and arguments over what evidence and which experts could go in front of a jury.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Such districts are often formed when a school district is experiencing a burst of development or enrollment growth concentrated in certain areas, explained Erica Gonzales, a managing director at the investment bank Stifel who specializes in California school financing.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 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 4 Apr. 2026.
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