as in to arise
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
problems emerged almost as soon as the contractor began the excavation for the swimming pool
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Recent Examples of emerge
Advertisement Mamdani’s vision of an equitable, affordable urbanity emerges as a challenge to this long history of abandonment and exclusion.
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Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
For Gan, the concept emerged from a deeply personal place during the COVID-19 lockdown.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Deadline has partnered with The Brit List to profile some of the emerging writers who have made this year’s ranking of the best unproduced UK film and TV projects.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
AstroForge, founded in 2022, has emerged as one of the most visible private players.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
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Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
For Gan, the concept emerged from a deeply personal place during the COVID-19 lockdown.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Deadline has partnered with The Brit List to profile some of the emerging writers who have made this year’s ranking of the best unproduced UK film and TV projects.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
AstroForge, founded in 2022, has emerged as one of the most visible private players.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerge
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These measures arise as essential staff—particularly air traffic controllers—have been working without paychecks.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The conflict could also arise over other core values, such as how to raise kids or what activities to prioritize in the relationship.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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The first accounts of cheating and payoffs during exam week surfaced—a blow to the belief in fairness on which the whole system of guilds depended.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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That has increased tenfold recently, as rumors about how Prince Andrew’s scandals have affected his health have surfaced.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Nov. 2025
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Eli Lilly is similarly developing a new injectable GLP-1, retatrutide, that appears to be even more effective than the current drugs on the market—and which the company confirmed is not currently included in its agreement with the White House.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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One form Asks whether the tree appears To exhibit a history of failures.—
MaKshya Tolbert,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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When that happens, the FAA slows traffic into some airports to ensure safe operations.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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The planetary backspin occurs amidst two Mercury retrogrades — that's right, this transit will add to the intensity.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Emerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerge. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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