recurrence

noun

Definition of recurrencenext
as in outbreak
a new occurrence of something that happened or appeared before We hope to prevent a recurrence of the disease.

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Recent Examples of recurrence There are studies suggesting that being on a regular training regimen reduces your risk of cancer recurrence. — Samantha Ciaccia, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026 Because lobular tumors are usually hormone receptor-positive, endocrine therapy like tamoxifen is central to lowering recurrence risk, and lobular carcinoma can recur at distant sites many years after initial treatment. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 For some patients with Stage 1 cancer that has not spread to the lymph nodes, surgery and monitoring for recurrence may be sufficient, says Jones. — Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 Rates actually continued to increase after the Society of Surgical Oncology adopted the guidelines in 2016, even though patients who received the biopsy were not more likely to survive or avoid recurrence. — Allessandra Dicorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recurrence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recurrence
  1. outbreak
  2. renewal
  3. burst
  4. recrudescence
Noun
  • As the outbreak stretched to a month, CDC officials expressed concerns, asking how anyone would know if a worker had been infected if they weren’t getting tested.
    — Nat Lash, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • This led to a small outbreak that spread from that area to other countries.
    — Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of outbreak
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  • The Dolphins mailed renewals to season ticket holders this week.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • DeKalb resident Faye Garrett supports the E-SPLOST renewal but would like to see more transparency from the district.
    — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of renewal
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  • Berg, working with DP Jacques Jouffret, favors close shots that force us to experience battle much like our heroes do, as confusing, terrifying bursts of mayhem.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The heaviness comes from the fact that the artist died in April, at age forty-six, but it’s also embedded in the paintings on view—in the bursts of fire and swirling floods that mark them.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of burst
Noun
  • This recrudescence of wolf warrior diplomacy is counterproductive and enables Japan to depict China as the bullying hegemon.
    — Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Who would benefit from the end of community fluoridation and a recrudescence of tooth decay?
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of recrudescence

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“Recurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recurrence. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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