resurgent

[ ri-sur-juhnt ]

adjective

1. rising or tending to rise again; reviving; renascent.

resurgent

/ rɪˈsɜːdʒənt /

adjective

1. rising again, as to new life, vigour, etc

   resurgent nationalism

Derived Forms

• reˈsurgence, noun

Other Words From

• re·sur·gence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of resurgent¹

First recorded in 1760–70, resurgent is from the Latin word resurgent- (stem of resurgēns, present participle of resurgere ); resurge, -ent

Example Sentences

After missing the playoffs in a disappointing 2019 campaign, Chicago had a resurgent regular season in 2020 but quickly crashed out of the postseason.

From FiveThirtyEight

Adjusting to an old issue — and a resurgent one The data that landed on Mike Schmidt’s desk in early August 2020, when he took over as Multnomah County district attorney, was a carry-over from the early demonstrations and broad arrests.

From Washington Post

Through Sunday’s games, only one team — the resurgent Boston Red Sox — is on pace for at least 100 wins, while two — the Colorado Rockies and the Tigers — are on pace for fewer than 60.

From FiveThirtyEight

Indianapolis is suddenly hanging on to the final playoff spot and faces a resurgent Texans team in two of its next three games.

From Washington Post

Later, Eater Los Angeles’ Mona Holmes discusses why a resurgent downtown restaurant scene has been completely hobbled by the fallout from the virus.

From Eater

To target the resurgent Nazi movement, X-2 recruited some 13 agents in Munich and had another dozen under consideration.

From The Daily Beast

Atlanta soon flourished, becoming the resurgent urban center of an otherwise impoverished South.

From The Daily Beast

But will 9,800 troops be enough to keep a resurgent al Qaeda out?

From The Daily Beast

The Crimean Tatars, however, who were shipped away to Kazakhastan by Stalin after WWII, have no desire to join a resurgent Russia.

From The Daily Beast

Toll Brothers is just a smaller part of a larger story of a resurgent housing market in 2012.

From The Daily Beast

He said it almost with a sneer, but nothing could crush the resurgent glow in her heart.

From Project Gutenberg

But young Charley was more susceptible than most, and this—on the impulse of the next tide resurgent—saved him from his type.

From Project Gutenberg

The idea that Milly might even now be resurgent fluttered Tims's pulses with a mixed emotion.

From Project Gutenberg

With the unheeded warning resurgent and clamoring in his ears, Smith knelt horror-stricken beside the fallen man.

From Project Gutenberg

Its resurgent dirge stirs vague forebodings which root in the calamitous experience of the race.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• renascent
• revived