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
The emerging winner-take-all mentality has forced a more interventionist approach to foreign policy and will result in new market opportunities .
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
But the tide had been turning toward D’Amaro for a while, and by this weekend, the sense was an announcement was imminent, especially as leaks started to emerge in various publications.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
But threats to regional stability have also emerged closer to home.
—Steve Berriman, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
After three years of direct scholarship support, the partnership will transition into an endowment, extending the impact and ability to support emerging designers over time.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
But the tide had been turning toward D’Amaro for a while, and by this weekend, the sense was an announcement was imminent, especially as leaks started to emerge in various publications.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
But threats to regional stability have also emerged closer to home.
—Steve Berriman, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
After three years of direct scholarship support, the partnership will transition into an endowment, extending the impact and ability to support emerging designers over time.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for emerge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerge
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Within the context of Moore’s Law, the primary bottlenecks arise from the physical limits of transistor scaling, memory and data-transfer speeds, and software and algorithmic inefficiencies.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Problems arise when trees interfere with power lines, but professional pruning can correct this.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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When feedback is positive, the Business Intelligence Agent will surface similar responses in the future, at a faster pace.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Two companies have dropped Attia since the Epstein files surfaced.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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In one email sent to Epstein in 2010, a person whose name is redacted included a photo appearing to show Sweden’s Princess Sofia, then-Sofia Kristina Hellqvist, on a trip to Africa.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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These Olympics appear to be the most disconnected ever.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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What’s happening in Minneapolis isn’t a policy debate playing out on cable news.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As often happens during a crisis, the best of intentions can lead to some bad ideas.—
Matthew Kandrach,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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The lawyers had requested that the Justice Department website be temporarily shut down and that an independent monitor be appointed to ensure no further errors occurred.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Observations of transits of Venus, which only occur twice per century, on average (most recently in 2012), were humanity’s first indication that Venus possessed — whereas Mercury lacked — a substantial atmosphere.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Emerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerge. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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