recur
verb (used without object)
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
recurs
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present tense formof recur (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The avatar recurs throughout the film, speaking words drawn from Musk’s interviews and public appearances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The pattern recurs: firms scale first; law and politics arrive later, often together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
If the same pattern recurs, employment gains last month could be stronger than expected.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
That conflict between “progress” and “tradition” has never been resolved, and recurs in every generation.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
Thus throughout history a struggle which is the same in its main outlines recurs over and over again.
From "1984" by George Orwell
