resurgence

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Resurgence is the act of rising again or returning to prominence after a period of decline or inactivity.

A political movement experiences a resurgence when it regains influence.

A disease sees a resurgence when cases spike after a lull.

The resurgence of vinyl records surprised the music industry.

The word implies something was diminished but never entirely gone.

growth

upsurge

Rapid marked increase

increase · swell · uptick · spike · escalation · rise · wave · groundswell · momentum · burgeoning

renewal

revitalization

Restoring vigor or vitality

reawakening · rekindling · reinvigoration · restoration · refreshment · renaissance · reformation · replenishment · reactivation · reinvention

comeback

revival

Return after decline

comeback · turnaround · upswing · rally · bounceback · reinstatement · reclamation · recapture · resurfacing · retrieval

cultural

renaissance

Period of renewed vitality

folk revival · retro · nostalgia · traditionalism · heritage · classicism · romanticism · nationalism · rediscovery · reinterpretation

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growth and vitality

resurgencedecline

Decrease or refuse

extinction · death · disappearance · collapse · demise

temporal direction of change

resurgencedecrease

Become or make smaller

downturn · downfall · slump · regression · recession

continuation vs. termination

resurgenceextinction

Complete vanishing of a species

death · disappearance · expiration · demise · end

Family

resurgent, resurgences

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G