Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Undergoing or tending to bring about renewal or revival.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Rising again or from the dead.
- noun One who or that which rises again; especially, one who rises from the dead.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare One who rises again, as from the dead.
- adjective Rising again, as from the dead.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Undergoing a
resurgence ; experiencing renewedvigor orvitality . - adjective astronomy Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the
horizon after a period of having moved downwards. - noun One who
rises again, as from thedead .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective rising again as to new life and vigor
Etymologies
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Examples
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His pause was almost wistful, and he looked at her and studied her with a caressing softness that ran through her in resurgent thrills.
CHAPTER XI 2010
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His pause was almost wistful, and he looked at her and studied her with a caressing softness that ran through her in resurgent thrills.
Chapter 11 1913
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In other words, the military sees itself persuing both an occupation-as-nation-building and military action against recalcitrant elements supporting, aiding, abetting, or otherwise interfering with the pursuit of al Qaeda, namely the resurgent Taliban.
Muddling Afghanistan 2009
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KING: Romney labels the resurgent John McCain a Washington insider.
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KING: Romney labels the resurgent John McCain a Washington insider.
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KING: Romney labels the resurgent John McCain a Washington insider.
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Dr. Singh said it contributed to making the country "what Jaswant Singhji [senior BJP leader] called a resurgent and assertive India."
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Obama, who is sending 30,000 more soldiers to try to break a resurgent Taliban, also called on lawmakers to approve $37 billion in funding for the war effort.
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The poll puts the "resurgent" Greens on 11% - and ahead of UKIP on 10%.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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The poll puts the "resurgent" Greens on 11% - and ahead of UKIP on 10%.
Official complaint as polls contradict Lib-Dems' claims 2009
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