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alternate v.
recur v.
reoccur v.

VERB

alternate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter intersperse rotate vary waver

STRONG

change exchange fluctuate follow interchange oscillate relieve seesaw shift substitute sway vacillate yo-yo

WEAK

act reciprocally blow hot and cold fill in for follow in turn shilly-shally

Antonyms

STRONGEST

remain stay

STRONG

hold keep persist

WEAK

continue

VERB

recur

Synonyms

STRONGEST

persist reappear

STRONG

iterate recrudesce reiterate repeat return revert

WEAK

be remembered be repeated come again come back crop up again haunt thoughts return to mind run through one's mind turn back

Antonyms

WEAK

halt stop

VERB

reoccur

Synonyms

WEAK

be remembered be repeated come again come back crop up again haunt thoughts iterate persist reappear recrudesce reiterate repeat return return to mind revert run through one's mind turn back

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come and go

If built, a wire-fenced encampment a 15-minute walk from the village will become home to the asylum seekers, who would be free to come and go as they please.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Owners may come and go, but that wascally wabbit stays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

"The bees now come and go and feel settled," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

Individuals, unstable moments and unfortunate episodes come and go.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

So he laid a siege, surrounding the city so that the British couldn’t come and go.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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