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recrudescent

adjective
/ˌriːkruːˈdɛsənt/

Meaning

reviving or breaking out again after a period of abatement

Example Sentences

Recrudescent tensions threatened the fragile ceasefire.

Synonyms

resurgent, returning, renewed, relapsing

Antonyms

waning, subsiding

Collocations

recrudescent fever, recrudescent violence, recrudescent nationalism, recrudescent outbreaks

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