recur vs reoccur

recur

Definitions

verb

  1. return in thought or speech to something
  2. have recourse to
  3. happen or occur again

Examples

Schedule 3 comprises a number of toxic or precursor chemicals with widespread industrial uses, such as phosgene, hydrogen cyanide, phosphorus trichloride and thionyl chloride.

We encounter a patient with recurrent jaundice resulting from tumor ingrowth to the metallic stent.

The recurring theme in many of these stories is the influence of airlines on aeroplane design.

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