resurge

[ ri-surj ]

/ rɪˈsɜrdʒ /

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verb (used without object), re·surged, re·surg·ing.

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

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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)

Words nearby resurge

resupination, resupine, resupply, resurface, resurgam, resurge, resurgence, resurgent, resurrect, resurrection, resurrectionary

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How to use resurge in a sentence

Independent agencies are resurging, and they need to create exemplary work environments to sustain the momentum.
Media Buying Briefing: How to retain and empower agency talent when there’s more work than ever|Michael Bürgi|February 14, 2022|Digiday
Summer resurges over the weekend with building heat and humidity just in time for the longest day of the year Sunday.
D.C.-area forecast: Sunny perfection today; humid heat returns for the weekend|David Streit|June 17, 2021|Washington Post
No one knows how the pandemic will evolve, resurge or dissipate as we all start to come together.
Asynchronous-working trend prompts redefinition of ‘normal’ versus ‘weird’ hours|Jessica Davies|June 7, 2021|Digiday
They were “pristine prey,” as Mukherjee puts it, when the virus resurged this spring.
India's COVID-19 Crisis Is Spiraling Out of Control. It Didn't Have to Be This Way|Naina Bajekal|April 29, 2021|Time

In years to come, it will probably become an endemic disease, periodically resurging like the seasonal flu.
How long will we keep wearing masks?|Eleanor Cummins|March 12, 2021|Popular-Science
It is the years of boyhood and youth which resurge in my consciousness; their tints are vivid, their tones are clear.
Ghetto Tragedies|Israel Zangwill
Potch lifted her hand to his lips, a resurge of the virile male in him moving his restraint.
The Black Opal|Katharine Susannah Prichard
At his words of authority concerning the girl I loved I felt a resurge of the old suspicion and jealousy.
City of Endless Night|Milo Hastings

British Dictionary definitions for resurge

resurge

/ (rɪˈsɜːdʒ) /

verb

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

Word Origin for resurge

C16: from Latin resurgere to rise again, reappear, from re- + surgere to lift, arise, surge

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