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recur

CEFR: C1

To happen, appear, or occur repeatedly after an intermittent interval; to return in medical symptoms.

Synonyms

relapse
reiterate
repeat

Common Collocations

problems recur
recurring theme
symptoms recur

Example Sentence

Oncologists monitored patients for five years to ensure that malignant cellular tumors did not recur following chemotherapy.

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