resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent ri-ˈsər-jənt 

: 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

What began as a seemingly unstoppable march to glory soon became a battle against unexpected technical challenges, mid-season upgrades gone wrong, and a resurgent McLaren team. —Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024

The bill passed amid a resurgent global Palestine solidarity movement fueled by the more than 40,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. —Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024

Standing in its way is a resurgent Kansas team that has finally found its footing after an awful start. —Justin Williams, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024

The vote of confidence comes as Florida heads to No. 5 Texas as 21.5-point underdogs with a third-string walk-on quarterback hoping to ride a solid running game, resurgent defense and two of the nation’s top specialists. —Wesley Alden, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin resurgent-, resurgens, present participle of resurgere

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent -jənt 

: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence