resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent ri-ˈsər-jənt How to pronounce resurgent (audio)
: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence

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Resurgent means literally a "rising again". We may speak of a resurgent baseball team, a resurgent steel industry, the resurgence of jogging, or a resurgence of violence in a war zone. Resurgence is particularly prominent in its Italian translation, risorgimento. In the 19th century, when the Italian peninsula consisted of a number of small independent states, a popular movement known as the Risorgimento managed to unify the peninsula and create the modern state of Italy in 1870.

Examples of resurgent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Worried about its investment, MGM made several cuts and changes to stem the growing outrage among the country’s Irish Catholics — who, it should be noted, already felt under attack by a resurgent and powerful Ku Klux Klan that mocked their faith and questioned their patriotism. Dan Barry, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Another had been in Idaho, which state health authorities linked to an unvaccinated adult who traveled to Europe, where many countries are now facing resurgent outbreaks of the virus. Alexander Tin, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024 Despite a roster with only three seniors, Johnson's resurgent squad has improved dramatically from 9-22 last season. Phillip B. Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2024 Bush was battling both a resurgent Democratic Party and a strong independent bid from billionaire H. Ross Perot that year. Ron Elving, NPR, 3 Mar. 2024 The Sharks now travel to face the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars on Saturday, then turn around and face the resurgent Minnesota Wild on Sunday. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024 In response to resurgent inflation, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate 11 times between March 2022 and July 2023, taking it to the highest level in more than two decades. Michelle Chapman and Paul Wiseman, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2024 Cody’s back in Chicago Cody Bellinger, who was supposedly seeking a $200-million contract after a resurgent year with the Chicago Cubs, agreed to a three-year, $80-million deal with Chicago instead. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024 Apple, however, is facing pressure in China from a resurgent Huawei as well as from budget Chinese brands. Reuters, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Latin resurgent-, resurgens, present participle of resurgere

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of resurgent was in 1746

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“Resurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurgent. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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resurgent

adjective
re·​sur·​gent -jənt How to pronounce resurgent (audio)
: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence

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