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RECURRING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coming back
Example:
a revenant ghost
Synonyms:
recurring; revenant
Classified under:
Similar:
continual (recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb recur
Context examples:
That questing, eternal, ever recurring, thin little wailing voice of man is still ringing in my ears.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to have recurring seizures.
(Epilepsy, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Migraines are recurring attacks of moderate to severe pain.
(Migraine, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
A skin condition that is characterized by recurring furuncles, lesions primarily caused by staphylococcus aureus infection of the hair follicles and surrounding skin.
(Furunculosis, NCI Thesaurus)
The natural recurring desire for food.
(Appetite, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of recurring events expressed as a number of events per second.
(Count per Second, NCI Thesaurus)
Those words of Mrs. Strong's were constantly recurring to me, at this time; were almost always present to my mind.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
This month, you might find a way to save by cutting recurring expenses you don’t need or enjoy anymore.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
These downhill flows, known as recurring slope lineae (RSL), often have been described as possibly related to liquid water.
(NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars, NASA)
Many thousands of these Martian features, collectively called "recurring slope lineae" or RSL, have been identified in more than 50 rocky-slope areas, from the equator to about halfway to the poles.
(Recurring Martian Streaks: Flowing Sand, Not Water?, NASA)
