variants or re-emerge
reemerged or re-emerged; reemerging or re-emerging

intransitive verb

: to emerge again
hibernating animals reemerging after the winter
… old habits and patterns reemergeArthur Schlesinger, Jr.
After a somewhat quiet year … , he reemerged onstage to uproarious applause this weekend in Chicago …Brooke Marine
… inadequately immunized populations and urbanization set the stage for the disease to reemerge.Clem Spalding
reemergence noun
or re-emergence
plural reemergences or re-emergences
the reemergence of childhood memories
her reemergence as the team's star player
a reemergence of the disease
Over the course of the past couple of years, 90s fashion has seen a reemergence. Emma Dieter

Examples of reemerge in a Sentence

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The concept survived the hedonistic ’80s, the grimy ’90s, and the low-rise aughts only to reemerge in the social media age with a new name and a more sinister purpose. Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026 But Barley’s playfulness began to reemerge in May 2024, when a 4-day-old Pekin duckling named Louie arrived, thanks to a Facebook post from an elementary school teacher looking to rehome two ducklings. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026 When titles started disappearing from their digital collections, however, those dusty stacks reemerged as both a critical contingency plan and material proof that the media business was changing. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 The 10th season of the program finds Casillas reemerging to recover his narcotics empire after disappearing from his family’s radar. Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for reemerge

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reemerge was in 1775

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“Reemerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reemerge. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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