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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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Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) got underway on Monday evening with stars including Fan Bingbing, Juliette Binoche, Sayuri Yoshinaga and Rena Nonen on the red carpet; and encouraging words from a senior politician about government support for the newly resurgent domestic film industry.
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
At 30 years old, the two-time All-Star still has a lot of baseball left to play, especially after a resurgent season.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Johnnie Izquierdo / Getty Images The New England Patriots’ resurgent season continued in Tennessee as quarterback Drake Maye led the team to a 31-13 win over the Tennessee Titans, moving the Pats to 5-2.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
So here was Mahomes hitting Rice for two touchdown passes (and on a no-look pass), Brown for another TD and the resurgent Travis Kelce taking another pass for his season-long of 44 yards while seven receivers had 28 or more yards.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
At 30 years old, the two-time All-Star still has a lot of baseball left to play, especially after a resurgent season.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Johnnie Izquierdo / Getty Images The New England Patriots’ resurgent season continued in Tennessee as quarterback Drake Maye led the team to a 31-13 win over the Tennessee Titans, moving the Pats to 5-2.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
So here was Mahomes hitting Rice for two touchdown passes (and on a no-look pass), Brown for another TD and the resurgent Travis Kelce taking another pass for his season-long of 44 yards while seven receivers had 28 or more yards.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Resurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurgent. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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resurgent
adjective
re·sur·gent
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: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence
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