recur
verb (used without object)
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
are recurring
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present progressiveof recur.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Performance and illusion are recurring themes: A woman is sawed in half in a depiction of classic stagecraft; elsewhere a juggler manipulates ovoids that each contain an everyday vignette.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Loyalty, vengeance and forgiveness are recurring themes — those, and plenty of guilt, as one would expect of a story featuring a man who spent eight years as a Catholic priest before joining the FBI.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2025
The program has an additional $600 million in equity grants that are recurring for future PGA Tour players.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
Again, in a movie where locks, keys, chains and surveillance technology are recurring motifs, there is ultimately no escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
On our right-hand side are recurring openings into the auditorium, like different gates at a baseball stadium.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
