Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A continuing after interruption; a renewal.
- noun A restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor; a revival.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of rising again; resurrection.
- noun The act of resurging or surging back, as a wave. See
resurge , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of rising again; resurrection.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An instance of something
resurging ; arenewal ofvigor orvitality .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun bringing again into activity and prominence
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Examples
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On September 5, more than 250 associations protested what they called a resurgence in intimidation of civil society.
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Mr. Cantor, if Republicans continue to offer their outdated ideology and no positive agenda to the voters, your "resurgence" is nothing more than a fantasy!
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Democracy is an old governance just 2 centuries in resurgence from absolutist monarchy.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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The main force behind the retro-sneaker resurgence is Feiyue, an old Chinese brand that began in Shanghai in the 1920s and was popular in its early days as the footwear of choice for martial arts experts and athletes.
Retro Gets a Retread By Jason Chow 2010
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Democracy is an old governance just 2 centuries in resurgence from absolutist monarchy.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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The most unexpected, and potentially risky, aspect of NATO's resurgence is Abdul Razziq, the 32-year-old police colonel best known for allegations of pocketing millions of dollars in illegal customs dues, who has left the border to lead hundreds of his militiamen into Taliban-held villages that have bedeviled NATO troops for years.
U.S. operations in Kandahar push out Taliban Joshua Partlow 2010
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If you had any doubt about how amazing the DEVO resurgence is going to be, this should erase you doubts.
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The most unexpected, and potentially risky, aspect of NATO's resurgence is Abdul Razziq, the 32-year-old police colonel best known for allegations of pocketing millions of dollars in illegal customs dues, who has left the border to lead hundreds of his militiamen into Taliban-held villages that have bedeviled NATO troops for years.
U.S. operations in Kandahar push out Taliban Joshua Partlow 2010
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The conservative resurgence is going to take back our country, and secure our freedom and liberty.
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Perhaps, like Irmgard Keun, a resurgence is imminent as I discover Pushkin Press will be adding to the available work of Adalbert Stifter next year and Brigitta, the book I'm reading also readily available.
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