resurgences

Returns to prominence

Resurgences are instances of something rising again or returning to prominence after a period of decline.

A disease may see resurgences after vaccination rates drop.

A musical genre experiences resurgences when new artists revive it.

Recent resurgences of interest in vinyl records have boosted sales.

The word often appears in news coverage of trends, movements, or threats that had seemed to fade.

ecological

recoveries

Returns to normal state

habitats · ecosystems · conservation · reintroductions · rewilding · breeding · migrations · biodiversity · restoration · recolonization

cultural

revivals

Returns to prominence

heritage · indigenous · languages · crafts · rituals · customs · music · art · festivals · spirituality

medical

recurrences

Instances of reappearing

epidemics · diseases · symptoms · flare-ups · cancers · viruses · malaria · tuberculosis · measles · remissions

political

revivals

Returns to prominence

populism · authoritarianism · independence · separatism · democracy · opposition · activism · uprisings · mobilizations · campaigns

economic

recoveries

Returns to normal state

markets · industries · sectors · manufacturing · exports · employment · investments · tourism · prosperity · expansion

tidal

surges

Abrupt powerful rises

  • wavesTraveling energy disturbances
  • currentsDirectional flows of movement
  • floodingOverwhelming water accumulation

tides · waters · oceans · coastal · estuaries · swells · inundation · storm · seawater · bores

Categories
Opposites
temporal trajectory

resurgencesdeclines

Refuses or diminishes

extinctions · collapses · downfalls · demises · disappearances

vitality/activity level

resurgencesdormancies

States of suspended activity

stagnations · lulls · decays · atrophies · deteriorations

trajectory/momentum

resurgencesdeclines

Refuses or diminishes

collapses · downfalls · plummets · deteriorations · downturns

Family

resurgence

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