Synonyms

reoccur

British

/ ˌriːəˈkɜː /

verb

to happen, take place, or come about again

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reoccurrence

noun

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reoccur

However, a hamstring problem forced Hodgkinson to withdraw, regroup and retrain - only for the injury to reoccur 12 weeks later.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Do the themes in your collages reoccur in your poetry, music or films?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

Rather, there are deterministic relationships in which certain genes go well or badly with other particular genes, and so similar patterns of genes reoccur, resulting in repeated patterns of evolution.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2024

The researchers found that by combining tyrosine nanomicelle treatment with near-infrared laser treatment, they were able to eradicate melanoma in mice after six days and it did not reoccur during the study period.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

The historic record of seismicity in California is too short to determine confidently how often large earthquakes reoccur.

From An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastrophic California Earthquake: Findings and Actions Taken Prepared By Federal Emergency Management Agency by Various

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