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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.
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That sense of reiterating his faith and a fresh start were on display Sunday night as Brown registered his first two-touchdown game in four seasons to help the resurgent Chiefs beat visiting Detroit 30-17.
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Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Israelis, increasingly isolated, face the threat of a resurgent Hamas.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The resurgent Franklin began showing up in every sportswriter’s list of candidates.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Three straight TDs by the offense followed, two of them from a resurgent passing game.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Israelis, increasingly isolated, face the threat of a resurgent Hamas.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The resurgent Franklin began showing up in every sportswriter’s list of candidates.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Three straight TDs by the offense followed, two of them from a resurgent passing game.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Resurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurgent. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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resurgent
adjective
re·sur·gent
-jənt 
: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence
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