RECURRENCES Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

recurrences

noun

plural of recurrence

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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 recurrences Patients who don’t have a complete response to their initial chemo and immunotherapies are at higher risk for developing potential future recurrences and for metastatic disease. — Maggie Donahue, HEALTH, 20 Aug. 2026 Most recurrences of melanoma develop in the first two to three years after initial treatment and removal. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 What’s more, his blood still contains T-cells that hunt down PRAME, suggesting that his body may now be able to eliminate further recurrences. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 Also, four of the patients saw their cancer come back, but Bharat said the recurrences were more manageable than the original disease. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026 Among those 17 patients, by January 2026, there were four recurrences of cancer and two deaths unrelated to cancer — one from an infection and one from a blood clot. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 July 2026 But for some people kidney stones can have dramatic effects on their lives with regular recurrences. — Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026 People who have a gene increasing their cancer risk may need more monitoring for recurrences or additional cancers, and may want to encourage family members to get tested. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026 In 2016, a study of breast cancer patients found that women who had more social connections were less likely to suffer cancer recurrences and less likely to die from breast cancer than women who did not have a significant support system. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026

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Most of these cases will occur in Africa and Asia, but many countries in the Americas and Europe are reporting outbreaks affecting hundreds or thousands of people.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
Over the past decade, its forest carbon sink weakened by about 27 percent as harvesting, ageing stands, drought, heat, wildfire and insect outbreaks reduced forest resilience.

— Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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Following these wildfires, coverage grew scarce, non-renewals piled up and loyal clients landed on the FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort, because there was nowhere else left to go.

— Brandon Okita, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
The fee would not apply to visas granted to foreign citizens already in the United States on student visas, who make up a large share of new H-1B recipients, or to renewals of current visas.

— Daniel Wiessner, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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