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

President Trump, in his final rally before the election, invited Kelly to be one of the guest speakers, underscoring her resurgent influence. —Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025

This could lead to resurgent economic anger against governments (and tech firms). —Maha Hosain Aziz, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025

Read more:Apple agrees to pay $95M to settle Siri privacy lawsuit The company is yet to secure a local partner in China to roll out its AI features, while domestic rivals including a resurgent Huawei have been chipping away at its market share there with more splashy devices. —Joel Jose and Siddarth S, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025

The Big Ten welcomed four new schools that tout either storied baseball histories or recently resurgent programs. —Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025

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