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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

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But those words ring through the years, continuing to echo even in 2020, as Jackson reemerged in the Democratic presidential primary to offer his endorsement of Sanders’s insurgent campaign over Biden’s. Abby Phillip, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 The move, revealed by Vice President & Director of Athletics John Currie, comes after a season in which Wake Forest’s defense reemerged as one of the ACC’s strongest units and the program notched two wins over College Football Playoff Top-25 opponents. Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025 Wolverine Worldwide has reemerged as a formidable player in the industry, with market experts particularly praising the Saucony brand’s success among women. Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Dec. 2025 Palace reemerged with nothing like the same tempo and intensity. Mark Critchley, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025 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 6 Dec. 2025.

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