as in advent
the act of becoming known or coming into view; the act of emerging
her rapid emergence as a national political figure the emergence of the Internet as an important means of communication
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Recent Examples of emergence
Disappointment and mistrust of these authorities led to the emergence of armed militants who kidnapped oil workers and sabotaged installations as a means of gaining access to oil resources.
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Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The discrepancy suggested the potential emergence of several new companies, but without plans to onboard staff to run those businesses.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The emergence of Sora had roiled Hollywood, particularly as AI and compensation for actors’ likeness and voice became a central issue in the 2023 strike.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Despite Tatum’s emergence, a pair of Payton Pritchard threes and 10 more points from Brown, the Celtics entered the fourth quarter with only a slim 77-76 lead.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
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Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The discrepancy suggested the potential emergence of several new companies, but without plans to onboard staff to run those businesses.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The emergence of Sora had roiled Hollywood, particularly as AI and compensation for actors’ likeness and voice became a central issue in the 2023 strike.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Despite Tatum’s emergence, a pair of Payton Pritchard threes and 10 more points from Brown, the Celtics entered the fourth quarter with only a slim 77-76 lead.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergence
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With the advent of NIL deals, many college athletes have agents, lawyers or other business professionals representing them.—
Robert L. Boone,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The advent of the internet around the same time made a growing number of résumé-writing templates and guides available to anyone with a modem.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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The lower chamber has twice passed legislation to fund the entire department through September, but it's been effectively dead on arrival in the Senate as it's been unable to overcome the 60-vote threshold to advance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Most of the aid envoy returned on a chartered flight Monday and were not stopped and held for questioning, participants told the Miami Herald, but a handful of participants who stayed longer and flew back on a commercial flight Wednesday faced interrogations on their arrival.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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So Easter is on April 5, the first Sunday after the full moon's appearance.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Raya, who only had 12 relief appearances in his career and never a save opportunity, struck out the side in the ninth for the Saints.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Kodai Senga got the ball for the Mets and turned in a strong performance in his season debut.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her debut arrived in Liverpool’s WSL-opening 4-1 defeat by Everton in September, albeit with Olsson coming on as a winger as opposed to her preferred No 9 position.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The genesis was in March of 2018.—
Jon McNeill,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Sudanese American artist introduced the LP with a pair of duets with Bon Iver, fusions of bedroom rap, heartfelt folk, Sunday morning soul, and future funk whose otherworldly sprawl belies their genesis in a session tied to a Travis Scott track.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Emergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergence. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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