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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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United have been a resurgent force since Michael Carrick was appointed as interim head coach following the sacking of Ruben Amorim in January.
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James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The resurgent Miami Hurricanes, several of them battling colds and minor aches, continued to build their resume for the post-season with an emphatic 76-54 home win over Boston College on Saturday afternoon.
—Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Monthien spoke at the news conference in an apparent effort to reassure the public that the tigers’ deaths didn’t come from bird flu, which has been resurgent in parts of Asia.
—Wasamon Audjarint, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Iran was jolted by resurgent anti-government protests over the weekend, as Washington sought to build pressure on Tehran to accede to its demands ahead of new nuclear talks amid a massive American military buildup.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
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James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The resurgent Miami Hurricanes, several of them battling colds and minor aches, continued to build their resume for the post-season with an emphatic 76-54 home win over Boston College on Saturday afternoon.
—Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Monthien spoke at the news conference in an apparent effort to reassure the public that the tigers’ deaths didn’t come from bird flu, which has been resurgent in parts of Asia.
—Wasamon Audjarint, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Iran was jolted by resurgent anti-government protests over the weekend, as Washington sought to build pressure on Tehran to accede to its demands ahead of new nuclear talks amid a massive American military buildup.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Resurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurgent. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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resurgent
adjective
re·sur·gent
-jənt 
: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence
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