reemerge

verb

re·​emerge (ˌ)rē-i-ˈmərj 

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 reemerge …

—Arthur 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

(ˌ)rē-i-ˈmər-jən(t)s 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

With Shapiro, Harris, and Buttigieg all on a list of potential presidential hopefuls in 2028, the vice-presidential selection process from 2024 is reemerging at a key moment. —Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026

There, sisterhoods are rekindled, and thanks to a lot of dancing, drinking, and brawling, wild sides reemerge and shenanigans abound. —Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026

The resident followed this act up by going back inside and reemerging with a rifle, Evans said. —Timia Cobb breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026

This drop will increase the risk of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, mumps and whooping cough, which have reemerged in areas with declining vaccination rates. —A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reemerge

• demiurge
• converge
• diverge
• emerge
• submerge
• upsurge
• dirge
• merge
• purge
• scourge
• serge
• splurge