resurgence
Other forms: resurgences
Resurgence means coming back. Biker jackets are always cool––but in certain decades they experience a resurgence, and suddenly you see them everywhere.
There is nothing steady about resurgence––a surge is a sudden gush––think dancing fountain or an oil well that's just been tapped. Often, after a national tragedy, there is a resurgence in interest in family values and getting back to basics. In prosperous times, there's often a resurgence in sales of contemporary art.
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bringing again into activity and prominencesynonyms: renaissance, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivificationtypes:regenerationthe activity of spiritual or physical renewalresurrectiona revival from inactivity and disuseresuscitationthe act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousnessCPR, cardiac resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitationan emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygentype of:
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