recur
verb (used without object)
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
recurred
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past participleof recur.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof recur.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
recurverb (used without object)to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
Example Sentences
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Insurance company Allianz modeled how countries would fare if the five hottest years each experienced between 2014 and 2024 recurred in succession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
As someone who has always had a masochistic streak, finding out that these sequences of cars speeding down darkened paths recurred in Lynch’s other works both delighted and horrified me.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025
It’s a thematic mix that has recurred, at varying intensities, throughout Lemon’s influential but branding-resistant career.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
I told him so when I recurred on The Odd Couple.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
It might not kill, but it weakened and it recurred and it could lower one’s resistance to other diseases.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
