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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrence
Noun
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An outbreak has been spreading through the South Plains region of Texas since late January, the Texas Department of State Health Services said on Friday.—
Isabella Kwai,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The outbreak has spread to dairy cattle, with cases confirmed in 973 herds across 17 states.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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No one at the hearing spoke in favor of granting the permit renewal.—
Doug Thompson,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Those statements could perhaps be taken as the Ballon d’Or runner up once more pledging his future to Madrid, amid rumors that he might be tempted to take a lucrative offer to play in Saudi Arabia while also still yet to put pen to paper on a contract renewal at the Bernabeu.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This can cause those magnetic fields to collide and release energetic particles close to the speed of light, giving off bright bursts of radiation that are ejected outward, similar to that of a solar flare from the sun, Yusef-Zadeh says.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since 2022, the marathon’s energy and variety has sprawled over a weekend and a borough, with a burst of performances at spaces around Brooklyn.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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