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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.
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Concern about rising prices coincides with a bout of resurgent inflation that stretches back to the final months of the Biden administration.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Shares have delivered a total return of 60% since then, including a big pop to start 2025 on the back of cold snaps across the U.S. and resurgent propane prices.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Detroit Zach Werenski-Cam Fowler Werenski has arguably been the biggest part of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ resurgent season.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Image However, this resurgent moment in R&B may also be time for a reclamation.
—Adam Bradley D’angelo Lovell Williams Milton David Dixon Iii, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Shares have delivered a total return of 60% since then, including a big pop to start 2025 on the back of cold snaps across the U.S. and resurgent propane prices.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Detroit Zach Werenski-Cam Fowler Werenski has arguably been the biggest part of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ resurgent season.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Image However, this resurgent moment in R&B may also be time for a reclamation.
—Adam Bradley D’angelo Lovell Williams Milton David Dixon Iii, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Resurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurgent. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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resurgent
adjective
re·sur·gent
-jənt 
: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence
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