resurge

verb

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

intransitive verb

: to undergo a resurgence

Examples of resurge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When this material persuaded curators to postpone his 2020 retrospective, saying the work needed more context, the debate resurged as to what these later Klansmen might have meant. Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 June 2024 This film is coming at a time when there’s been a resurging hunger for rom-coms. Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024 Such claims resurged with the widespread and false attribution of images from the Borough Park scene as activity at the Chabad headquarters. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024 When Wilton home baking products came on the scene in the 1950s, the style resurged. Annemarie Dooling, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024 Measles, a highly contagious but preventable disease, is resurging in pockets of the United States, a warning of the dangers of the strengthening anti-vaccine movement. Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 But turning away from this conversation as the gender vibes gap has resurged is concerning. Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024 An industry where America once abdicated leadership to China is now resurging thanks to security concerns. Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 But despite the resurging interest in Disease X, the theoretical pathogen is not a new topic for the WHO. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024

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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 10 Jun. 2024.

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