reemerge

verb

re·​emerge (ˌ)rē-i-ˈmərj How to pronounce reemerge (audio)
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

Recent Examples on the Web Alesi’s silver-gray Ferrari F355 is still missing, but Berger’s Prancing Horse recently reemerged in perfect condition. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024 Still, the kids plunge into the Underworld to confront Hades (Jay Duplass), then reemerge after realizing Ares (Adam Copeland), the god of war, has conspired with the titan lord Kronos (Nick Boraine) to end the rule of the Olympians. Selome Hailu, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024 The final phase will see withdrawal from Gaza with a narrow buffer established around the kibbutzim, and Israel reserving the right to go in and out as necessary either to target Hamas leaders who remain in the tunnels or to prevent pockets of Hamas from reemerging and becoming a threat. Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024 Now it’s reemerged to create a lake on top of the Space Slump. Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024 The Alameda Theater was turned into a restaurant, then a club, before reemerging as a cinema. Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2024 Giambattista Valli Shadow Play Color gradients reemerge. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024 After around 17 minutes, Corbell said the UAP reemerged from the water and flew suddenly at a speed far more rapid than what technology could capture on camera. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024 But a little more than a week into the new year, the specter of scandal reemerged. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024

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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 18 Apr. 2024.

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