resurge

American  

[ri-surj] / rɪˈsɜrdʒ /

verb (used without object)

resurged, resurging

1. to rise again, as from desuetude or from virtual extinction.

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resurge British  

/ rɪˈsɜːdʒ /

verb

1. rare (intr) to rise again from or as if from the dead

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Etymology

Origin of resurge

1565–75; < Latin resurgere to rise again, appear again, equivalent to re- re- + surgere to lift up, raise, variant of surrigere ( sur- sur- ² + -rigere, combining form of regere to direct, rule)

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Explanation

Call it a comeback! To resurge is to come back or rise again. If you have lost your mojo or motivation, be patient. Hopefully, it will resurge... Resurge has surge as its base word. Surge is from the Latin word surgere, meaning "to rise or swell." In its original sense, surge referred to rising water — like a rising tide. Resurge means to come back from a low point to rise again. Old fads can resurge, as can old romances.

Example Sentences

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Waller expressed concern that the Fed might be “head-faked” by temporary slowdowns in inflation, only for prices to resurge again, which previously occurred in mid-2021 and the fall of 2020.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

President Felix Tshisekedi is expected to seek re-election after a first term marked by economic hardship and a resurge of rebel activity in the east.

From Reuters ● Dec. 26, 2022

Federal health officials have said they need to choose one or more revised versions by June to manufacture doses by the fall, when they expect the coronavirus to resurge.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2022

Dibiny said that when spring break arrives, cases could resurge, and “next thing you know they’re going to say, ‘No, now it’s mandatory again.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

It is the years of boyhood and youth which resurge in my consciousness; their tints are vivid, their tones are clear.

From Ghetto Tragedies by Israel Zangwill

While still small relative to digital cameras, the global market for film photography has resurged in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025

After a somewhat fallow period in the mid-’90s, the veteran Los Angeles alt-rock band resurged with 1999’s eight-times-platinum “Californication” and its 2002 follow-up, “By the Way,” which spawned the chart-topping single “Can’t Stop.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025

Another problem is that many factories closed during pandemic lockdowns and failed to reopen as demand resurged, said Elif Kongar, a business analytics professor at the University of New Haven in Connecticut.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

But tensions recently resurged following the arrest of Yuesheng Wang, a public utility worker at Hydro-Quebec, who was charged with espionage.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2022

Hope, that seemed unquenchable in him, resurged again.

From The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border by Zane Grey

The measles virus is resurging in the U.S. despite the long-standing availability of a vaccine that provides nearly life-long immunity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

While behavioral change can curtail outbreaks in the short term, vaccinations prevent the outbreak from resurging once people return to their normal routines, said Virginia Pitzer, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health.

From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

However, measles is resurging due to vaccine hesitancy and missed vaccinations.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

A report this year shows the resurging wolf population is thriving and the moose total is shrinking, giving the trees a chance to recover.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

I didn’t ask the boys what they were up to, because I was thrilled to see you return his smile, like your confidence and courage were resurging.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

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