as in revival
the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity
the downtown has experienced a resurgence since the commercial revitalization project was completed
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Recent Examples of resurgence
Despite industry forecasts for a blockbuster resurgence in initial public offerings in the coming year, NYU Stern marketing professor and tech analyst Scott Galloway has issued a contrarian warning about the crown jewel of the AI boom.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
This outbreak comes amid a rapidly accelerating resurgence of measles nationwide.
—Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
Manchester United’s resurgence under Michael Carrick has pushed them up to fourth.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The latest resurgence of public, urban sauna businesses is exposing more people to the tradition in a return to its communal ways, Nordskog said.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 2 Feb. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
This outbreak comes amid a rapidly accelerating resurgence of measles nationwide.
—Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
Manchester United’s resurgence under Michael Carrick has pushed them up to fourth.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The latest resurgence of public, urban sauna businesses is exposing more people to the tradition in a return to its communal ways, Nordskog said.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurgence
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Years later, when he was recruited by Mike Nesmith in 2017 to join the revival of the Monkees singer-songwriter’s country-rock group the First National Band, Finney stepped up to replace founding member Red Rhodes, who died in 1995.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hudson joins the team of the revival after winning an Academy Award for her role as Effie White in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hyacinths represent peace and rebirth during Easter and come in white, pink, red, blue, purple (associated with Lent) and yellow.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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In 2022 the most excellent Michael Dirda, on the occasion—sigh—of Book World’s all-too-short rebirth, wrote an affectionate and informative inside history of the supplement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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The infrastructure replacement and renewal of a 42-inch water main in that area is expected to continue for several months, with road restoration scheduled for June.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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By all accounts, the renewal of the Pakistan Accord is a good thing.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Resurgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurgence. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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