resurge

verb

re·​surge ri-ˈsərj How to pronounce resurge (audio)
resurged; resurging

intransitive verb

: to undergo a resurgence

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And, like the conservative Slavophile authors of that era who first formulated the nativist views that have resurged under Putin—such as the historian Mikhail Pogodin—Dugin assails the West and its values. James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025 Democrats have long accused Republicans of wanting to gut Social Security and Medicaid benefits, a claim resurging as the GOP works to narrow down a topline for the budget reconciliation process. Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025 Nokia is resurging in the datacenter with solid customers such as Apple and CoreWeave, a player in the fast-growing neocloud market. R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 But inevitably dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for resurge

Word History

Etymology

Latin resurgere

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of resurge was in 1575

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“Resurge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurge. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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