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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 emerged
When censorship finally began to ease in the 1990s, Korean filmmakers emerged with a profound understanding of cinematic storytelling.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
There’s Orient Express, which has re-emerged as a modern luxury brand under Accor and LVMH.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the latest battles emerged recently in Imperial County, where a court fight has erupted between the city of Imperial and a developer who wants to build a nearly 1 million-square-foot computer center on vacant land along the city’s border.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
In a political landscape often defined by deep partisan divides, a striking consensus has emerged among American voters regarding the nation’s financial health.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
One possible reason for the switch-up emerged on Wednesday when a media outlet in South Africa reported that the film’s distributor was pulling Melania from release at the eleventh hour.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Harbaugh hired him to coach the Chargers’ safeties in 2024, and their defense emerged as the NFL’s stingiest in the red zone, giving up touchdowns only 45% of the time.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
This inkling emerged when Vickers was a PhD student learning from some of the greatest cognitive scientists of all time, including Anne Treisman and Daniel Kahneman.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
The procedure has emerged as the subject of ethical debate among medical experts, including over the thorny issue of consent.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
There’s Orient Express, which has re-emerged as a modern luxury brand under Accor and LVMH.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the latest battles emerged recently in Imperial County, where a court fight has erupted between the city of Imperial and a developer who wants to build a nearly 1 million-square-foot computer center on vacant land along the city’s border.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
In a political landscape often defined by deep partisan divides, a striking consensus has emerged among American voters regarding the nation’s financial health.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
One possible reason for the switch-up emerged on Wednesday when a media outlet in South Africa reported that the film’s distributor was pulling Melania from release at the eleventh hour.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Harbaugh hired him to coach the Chargers’ safeties in 2024, and their defense emerged as the NFL’s stingiest in the red zone, giving up touchdowns only 45% of the time.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
This inkling emerged when Vickers was a PhD student learning from some of the greatest cognitive scientists of all time, including Anne Treisman and Daniel Kahneman.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
The procedure has emerged as the subject of ethical debate among medical experts, including over the thorny issue of consent.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerged
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Medal reallocations have historically surfaced after doping or other cheating cases, but Chiles’ dispute centered on an apparent error by the International Gymnastics Federation, the sport’s governing body.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, reports surfaced that five jurors have since come forward contesting the hung jury, claiming that the jury had unanimously voted to acquit Read on two of the three charges, according to a motion published by WHDH and reviewed by PEOPLE.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Meantime, a controversy arose last week surrounding the mysterious capture in Mexico of Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who faces federal charges in California of running a billion-dollar drug-trafficking ring.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, controversy arose when Team Romania, whose gymnast Ana Bărbosu would have otherwise placed third, successfully argued that the inquiry into Chiles’ score was submitted four seconds past the one-minute deadline.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Researchers said some images appeared to include children.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was being held on the ground when an officer appeared to remove a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Thursday's crash happened near the city of Durban in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nevils explains in her book how this message was jarringly confusing and led her to second-guess what had happened, ultimately leading her back to the belief that the nature of the encounter was nothing alarming.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Emerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerged. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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