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Resurgence

n.hopeful, energeticformal

What it means

A strong return or increase after a period of decline.

Reach for it when describing renewed activity whose scale is visibly rising

The new trail brought a resurgence of interest in the valley.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    comeback

    a popular return suits informal praise

    not when Comeback often concerns a person.

  • everyday

    upswing

    a favorable trend is increasing

    not when Upswing need not follow disappearance.

  • warm

    revival

    activity or popularity returns

    not when Revival may be gentle.

  • professional

    rebound

    a measure rises after falling

    not when Rebound may be temporary.

  • formal

    reemergence

    something becomes visible again

    not when Reemergence says nothing about strength.

  • literary

    renaissance

    broad creative renewal is underway

    not when Renaissance is stronger and cultural.

Said against

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  • decline
  • collapse
  • disappearance

It naturally appears in

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  • resurgence of interest

    A podcast prompted a resurgence of interest in the archive.

  • economic resurgence

    Small manufacturers led the town's economic resurgence.

  • recent resurgence

    The recent resurgence of hedgelaying created apprenticeships.