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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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In-form Manchester City take on resurgent Chelsea in the final of the tournament at Wembley Stadium in London.
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
Victory is by no means guaranteed, however, as Burnham will come up against a resurgent right-wing party Reform UK.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 15 May 2026
That’s because former Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, who had a resurgent 2025 season with the Colts, is coming off a ruptured Achilles.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The release marks the latest chapter amid a resurgent public interest in UFOs, which has been spurred by a number of high-profile Congressional hearings in recent years on the topic.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
Victory is by no means guaranteed, however, as Burnham will come up against a resurgent right-wing party Reform UK.
—Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 15 May 2026
That’s because former Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, who had a resurgent 2025 season with the Colts, is coming off a ruptured Achilles.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The release marks the latest chapter amid a resurgent public interest in UFOs, which has been spurred by a number of high-profile Congressional hearings in recent years on the topic.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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“Resurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurgent. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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resurgent
adjective
re·sur·gent
-jənt 
: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence
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