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

The reigning Clutch Player of the Year dragged Sacramento across the finish line several times in its resurgent 46-win and 48-win seasons, the first two under then-head coach Mike Brown, but everything abruptly came to a December halt in Brown’s third season. —Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025

The Bills' resurgent running game has also allowed Allen to play safer, more deliberative football this year, rather than relying on Allen for heroics. —Becky Sullivan, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025

Flaherty went 13-7 with a 3.17 ERA for the Tigers and Dodgers in 2024, delivering a resurgent season after three years of injury and inconsistency. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025

While Bitcoin has historically fared well against inflation, economic uncertainty and resurgent inflation fears can drive investors away from riskier assets and toward safer bets such as Treasury notes. —Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Dec. 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