resurgence
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of resurgence
Explanation
Resurgence means coming back. Biker jackets are always cool––but in certain decades they experience a resurgence, and suddenly you see them everywhere. There is nothing steady about resurgence––a surge is a sudden gush––think dancing fountain or an oil well that's just been tapped. Often, after a national tragedy, there is a resurgence in interest in family values and getting back to basics. In prosperous times, there's often a resurgence in sales of contemporary art.
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Example Sentences
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The period covers most of the stock market’s resurgence off its Mar. 30 trough, as investors welcomed a ceasefire in the Iran war, renewed bets on AI trades, and welcomed an upbeat corporate earnings season.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
The Lib Dems, meanwhile, are hoping for a resurgence, having been a junior partner in coalitions in 1999 and 2003.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Experts who monitor far-right extremism have tracked a resurgence in California in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
What makes Mercedes’s resurgence that much more surprising is that, this time around, the team is doing it without one of the greatest drivers of all time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The previous year I had been awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Human Rights Award in India, another bit of evidence of the resurgence of the struggle.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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