as in recurring
occurring or appearing at intervals
had recurrent problems with the computer for months and finally junked it
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The island’s bitter legacy of conquest and revolt seems to have stunted its inhabitants’ ability to conceive of a time outside this recurrent cycle.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
On the flip side, having recurrent UTIs can lead to the formation of struvite stones (or infection stones) and may also contribute to the formation of other types of stones.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
Viggo Mortensen, one of Alonso’s recurrent collaborators, stars as a father searching for his daughter in the first segment set in the Old West, which cleverly gives way to present-day South Dakota, and eventually to the Brazilian Amazon a few decades in the past.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Eventually, Lowery decided that this character would serve as the Greek chorus of the story, in a way that would tie this movie to other Christmas specials, where a narrator can often be found as a recurrent character.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
On the flip side, having recurrent UTIs can lead to the formation of struvite stones (or infection stones) and may also contribute to the formation of other types of stones.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
Viggo Mortensen, one of Alonso’s recurrent collaborators, stars as a father searching for his daughter in the first segment set in the Old West, which cleverly gives way to present-day South Dakota, and eventually to the Brazilian Amazon a few decades in the past.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Eventually, Lowery decided that this character would serve as the Greek chorus of the story, in a way that would tie this movie to other Christmas specials, where a narrator can often be found as a recurrent character.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Recurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrent. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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