reemerge

verb

re·​emerge (ˌ)rē-i-ˈmərj 

variants or re-emerge

reemerged or re-emerged; reemerging or re-emerging

intransitive verb

: to emerge again

hibernating animals reemerging after the winter

… old habits and patterns reemerge …

—Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

After a somewhat quiet year … , he reemerged onstage to uproarious applause this weekend in Chicago …

—Brooke Marine

… inadequately immunized populations and urbanization set the stage for the disease to reemerge.

—Clem Spalding

reemergence

(ˌ)rē-i-ˈmər-jən(t)s 

noun

or re-emergence

plural reemergences or re-emergences

the reemergence of childhood memories

her reemergence as the team's star player

a reemergence of the disease

Over the course of the past couple of years, 90s fashion has seen a reemergence.

—Emma Dieter

Examples of reemerge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lafayette’s visit resulted in hundreds of streets, schools, and towns being named after him, but ultimately, the national unity proved temporary, reemerging soon after Lafayette’s departure building for more than three decades until the Civil War. —Elizabeth M. Reese / Made By History, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024

Even now, Hamas militants have reemerged and attacked Israeli forces in parts of Gaza that the Israeli military had supposedly secured, and the group continues to launch rockets into Israel. —John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024

But after a resounding political comeback, and with Republicans poised to have a trifecta in Washington, D.C., there’s no shortage of old friends reemerging in the nation’s capital. —Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024

Experts at McCormick first called out the reemerging trend in its 2022 flavor forecast report, according to Hadar Cohen Aviram, executive chef for the spice and flavoring company’s U.S. consumer division. —Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above