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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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The Toronto Blue Jays have one of the best records in baseball, and George Springer's resurgent season is fueling their run.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
In 2024-25, Kadri scored a career-high 35 goals as the resurgent Flames fell one point short of reaching the playoffs.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Bailey did more than amplify the Giants’ resurgent playoff hopes when his bases-clearing home run clinched a 5-1 victory and touched off mass euphoria in China Basin.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
And a resurgent, competitive Emmys race for Outstanding TV Movie could be the spotlight these films need.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
In 2024-25, Kadri scored a career-high 35 goals as the resurgent Flames fell one point short of reaching the playoffs.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Bailey did more than amplify the Giants’ resurgent playoff hopes when his bases-clearing home run clinched a 5-1 victory and touched off mass euphoria in China Basin.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
And a resurgent, competitive Emmys race for Outstanding TV Movie could be the spotlight these films need.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Resurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurgent. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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resurgent
adjective
re·sur·gent
-jənt 
: undergoing or tending to produce resurgence
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