Meaning & use
Recurs
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Happens again, especially repeatedly or after a regular interval.
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The nightmare recurs every time she is under stress at work.
This billing error recurs almost every month despite the fix.
A note on using this word
Recurs is the third-person singular form of "recur," built from Latin "currere" (to run) with the prefix "re-" (again) — literally "to run back."
Words with a similar meaning
repeatsreoccurs
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Words with an opposite meaning
ceases
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