resurge

verb

re·​surge ri-ˈsərj How to pronounce resurge (audio)
resurged; resurging

intransitive verb

: to undergo a resurgence

Examples of resurge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When Wilton home baking products came on the scene in the 1950s, the style resurged. Annemarie Dooling, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024 Measles, a highly contagious but preventable disease, is resurging in pockets of the United States, a warning of the dangers of the strengthening anti-vaccine movement. Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 But turning away from this conversation as the gender vibes gap has resurged is concerning. Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024 An industry where America once abdicated leadership to China is now resurging thanks to security concerns. Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 But despite the resurging interest in Disease X, the theoretical pathogen is not a new topic for the WHO. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024 India’s response comes amid growing fears that piracy in the Red Sea is resurging. TIME, 2 Feb. 2024 Vaccination rates subsequently dropped below the level necessary to protect communities from the disease, causing cases to resurge in England, Wales, and parts of the U.S. and Canada. Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 27 Jan. 2024 Concurrently, an anti-Pakistan terrorist group, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has resurged, fueled by the return to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan—enabled, ironically, by Pakistan’s own policy of supporting the Taliban over the last two decades. Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Latin resurgere

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of resurge was in 1575

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“Resurge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurge. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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