emerged

past tense of emerge
as in surfaced
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 The company emerged from bankruptcy, sold to private equity firm Ames Watson, and is altering the way its 900 remaining standalone stores, from a peak 3,400 in 2012, reach the Alphas. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 This possibility emerged from a series of discoveries, spanning decades, involving the cells of the early embryo, which possess remarkable flexibility. Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 While putting a data center in space could still be far off, Memphis has emerged as the center of xAI’s infrastructure buildout here on Earth. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 Everything else emerged from that — even her more off-kilter tendencies. Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 But in the last five years or so, women’s basketball shoes have emerged right alongside the popularity of the WNBA. Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Footage shared to Facebook showed the crew scooping dirt out of the sett and using flashlights to see into the underground space before Cello’s white furry face — covered in dirt — emerged. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 By April 2022, a new standardized response had emerged, courtesy of the April Fool’s Day release of The Guest 2 original soundtrack. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 What emerged from all of that was something far bigger than a franchise. Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerged
Verb
  • Brown’s name had surfaced publicly in those trade talks, and there was a point of no return.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The issue first surfaced in February when Croatian police and Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, arrested 13 people suspected of illegally importing and disposing of hazardous waste.
    Darko Bandic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • Al-Qaeda arose at the confluence of post-Cold War globalization and unipolar violence.
    Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Kremer was active in the tea party movement, which arose in opposition to government spending during President Barack Obama’s first term.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Marte’s line drive exited his bat at 93 mph and appeared to glance off the left side of Perdomo’s head.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Scary moment The game was delayed several minutes early in the third quarter after Northwestern offensive lineman Jackson Carsello appeared to take a teammate’s knee to his helmet at the end of a play.
    Scott Held, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Trust your gut when something feels off, verify what happened and act quickly to lock down your accounts and credit.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Emerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerged. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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