reoccur

verb

Definition of reoccurnext
as in to recur
to occur again They took steps to prevent the problem from reoccurring.

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Recent Examples of reoccur The thought would reoccur, especially as someone who had always vacationed in the mountains to ski and explore throughout her childhood despite living in Nebraska. — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 May 2025 Scientists predicted then that these mass mortality events would reoccur more and more frequently as temperatures continued to increase due to global heating. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 In 2024, the city added 237,000 cubic yards to its shoreline from an Army Corps of Engineers project that is expected to reoccur every 5 to 7 years for the next 50 years. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025 If skirmishes between Indian and Chinese forces reoccur in the Himalayan borderlands, for instance, China could put pressure on Russia to stop providing diplomatic backing or arms and ammunition to India. — Happymon Jacob, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for reoccur
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  • More recurring revenue can help Plex extract greater value from its customers over their lifetimes, make cash flow more predictable, please investors, help fund new features, and reduce Plex’s dependence on the fickle advertising market.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • The union president said Boston traditionally uses overtime to put extra officers on the street when officials know about recurring problem areas.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
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“Reoccur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reoccur. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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