Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To rise again; undergo resurgence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To rise again: in allusion to the motto resurgam, used on funeral hatchments.
- To surge back; swing back or rebound: said specifically of that portion of an oscillation in which the movement is away from the position of maximum displacement and toward equilibrium.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
surge again; to go through a period ofrenewed vigor orvitality .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb rise again
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Meanwhile, in Afghanistan -- from where Al-Qa'eda plotted to attack us on 9/11 -- their hosts, the Taliban ( 'union of religious scholars') resurge from the mountains, to undo all of the progress we once made there.
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When/if there's an economic upswing, will births resurge, and will the effect ripple upward across age brackets will women who would have liked a first, second or third child during the recession but refrained from childbearing in, say, the 35-39 age band go on to have that child in the 40-44 age band, or similarly will those who delayed at 30-34 pay it forward in the 35-39 band, and so on?
Elizabeth Gregory: Fertility Up, Among Women 40-Plus Elizabeth Gregory 2011
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When/if there's an economic upswing, will births resurge, and will the effect ripple upward across age brackets will women who would have liked a first, second or third child during the recession but refrained from childbearing in, say, the 35-39 age band go on to have that child in the 40-44 age band, or similarly will those who delayed at 30-34 pay it forward in the 35-39 band, and so on?
Elizabeth Gregory: Fertility Up, Among Women 40-Plus Elizabeth Gregory 2011
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Now, given its constant relevance to ordinary Iranians plus its great potential as a tool for political gain, nationalism is beginning to resurge.
Jamsheed K. Choksy: Shiism, Nationalism, and the Past Clash in Modern Iran Jamsheed K. Choksy 2010
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Today, in the House Armed Services Committee, Petraeus was asked if he expected a resurge of troops after this summer, assuming conditions deteriorated.
“If they don’t know, you can’t tell them” - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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Yet, just as an aircraft carrier cannot turn on a dime, the economy cannot instantly resurge after years of mismanagement and inattention that destabilized its foundations.
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Such a struggle is engrained in their history and will continue to resurge.
The Coming Revolution Walid Phares 2010
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Now, given its constant relevance to ordinary Iranians plus its great potential as a tool for political gain, nationalism is beginning to resurge.
Jamsheed K. Choksy: Shiism, Nationalism, and the Past Clash in Modern Iran Jamsheed K. Choksy 2010
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Now, given its constant relevance to ordinary Iranians plus its great potential as a tool for political gain, nationalism is beginning to resurge.
Jamsheed K. Choksy: Shiism, Nationalism, and the Past Clash in Modern Iran Jamsheed K. Choksy 2010
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Should we abandon medical research currently seeking cures for cancer, aids, etc. and let polio, malaria, leprosy, typhoid, etc. resurge to thin the human herd?
Jesus Saves, Buddha Recycles: A Spiritual Perspective on Consumerism 2008
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