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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.
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Kyle Schwarber seems to be getting better with age and Trea Turner is enjoying a resurgent campaign so far.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Afghanistan remains unruly and dangerous and Pakistan is a willing and able partner in facing those threats, including a resurgent Al Qaeda.
—Christopher Shays, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Still, the Blue Jays need more than their top pair and a resurgent George Springer.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The rally was spurred by a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market and resurgent hope for a ratcheting down in the U.S. trade showdown with China.
—Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Afghanistan remains unruly and dangerous and Pakistan is a willing and able partner in facing those threats, including a resurgent Al Qaeda.
—Christopher Shays, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Still, the Blue Jays need more than their top pair and a resurgent George Springer.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The rally was spurred by a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market and resurgent hope for a ratcheting down in the U.S. trade showdown with China.
—Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
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“Resurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurgent. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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resurgent
adjective
re·sur·gent
-jənt 
: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence
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