Synonyms for recur
rɪˈkɜrre·cur

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1. recur

   Synonyms:
   return, come back, be repeated, run in the mind, revert, resort, have recourse

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1. recur, repeatverb

   happen or occur again

   "This is a recurring story"

   Synonyms:
   repeat, reiterate, duplicate, resort, recapitulate, reprize, go back, fall back, restate, reprise, echo, ingeminate, replicate, retell, take over, iterate, reduplicate, double

2. recur, go backverb

   return in thought or speech to something

   Synonyms:
   date from, go back, resort, recuperate, repeat, fall back, date back, recover

3. fall back, resort, recurverb

   have recourse to

   "The government resorted to rationing meat"

   Synonyms:
   lag, repeat, lapse, recidivate, retrogress, fall behind, regress, go back, drop off, lose, dawdle, resort, fall back, recede, relapse, repair

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1. recurverb

   Synonyms:
   return, come back, come again, be repeated

2. recurverb

   Synonyms:
   run in the mind, run in one's head

3. recurverb

   Synonyms:
   resort, revert, have recourse

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1. List of paraphrases for "recur":

   reoccur, breed, reproduce, repeat

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1. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   The campaign that we oversee plays out daily, in complex arenas, under myriad threats that recur without respite. This requires us to be constantly prepared to fight in secret, anytime and anywhere necessary. The service is charged with this effort and there is no option, but to win this war every day, we, the personnel of the ISA, have a very significant responsibility in defending the State of Israel and its inhabitants, in thwarting and blocking terrorist threats and in upholding democracy. We will continue to do this our way – with courage, wisdom, determination, innovation, dedication, and relevancy.

2. Samuel Johnson:

   He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily impressed on the memory, and so recur habitually to the mind.

3. Laura Wellesley:

   These all seem like things to tackle another day given the severity of the current situation. They are not, they are problems contributing to today's situation( and) will recur over the years to come -- particularly as climate impacts continue to worsen.