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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
Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
Of course, the 2024 race is far from over, and Trump’s resurgent support among swing voters is not ironclad.
—Dan Backer, Orange County Register, 9 July 2024
The resurgent French left, which emerged as the surprise winner on Sunday, is pushing to field a candidate.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 9 July 2024
Anderson, the former Dodgers starter, is having a resurgent season with the Angels (though also with another year left on his contract).
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
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“Resurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurgent. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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