resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent ri-ˈsər-jənt 

: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence

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Resurgent means literally a "rising again". We may speak of a resurgent baseball team, a resurgent steel industry, the resurgence of jogging, or a resurgence of violence in a war zone. Resurgence is particularly prominent in its Italian translation, risorgimento. In the 19th century, when the Italian peninsula consisted of a number of small independent states, a popular movement known as the Risorgimento managed to unify the peninsula and create the modern state of Italy in 1870.

Examples of resurgent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Heading into next season, the Vikings are banking on a fully healthy Darrisaw, a resurgent Fries and more stable center play in the form of swingman Blake Brandel. —Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026

Nike also faces intensifying competition from upstarts like Hoka and resurgent rivals such as Adidas in the footwear category. —Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026

The 36-year-old earned MVP votes with his resurgent 2025 season and has set the tone as Toronto’s leadoff hitter over the past six seasons. —Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026

The bill faced opposition from ranchers and law enforcement officials who say the state is already unable to handle resurgent populations of wolves, mountain lions and other predators. —Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin resurgent-, resurgens, present participle of resurgere

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for resurgent

• convergent
• detergent
• divergent
• emergent
• insurgent
• serjeant
• urgent

Kids Definition

resurgent

adjective

re·​sur·​gent -jənt 

: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence