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
Friday’s group game falls on Seattle’s Pride weekend, a scheduling quirk that emerged only after December’s draw pitted the two Muslim-majority countries against each other.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Free to be me Over and over the word freedom emerged as the key to happiness.
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Nancy K. Schlossberg,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Last month, more than two million students who sat for India’s largest medical entrance exam were told their results would be scrapped, after allegations emerged that the paper had been leaked.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The resulting damascene-like structure, a material expression that could only have emerged from Richard Mille, is not merely decorative but intrinsically structural.
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Richard Mille Contributor,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Once largely overshadowed by its glitzier neighbor, the town has rapidly emerged as one of the country’s most coveted addresses after a wave of billionaire buyers, led by Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, poured hundreds of millions of dollars into local real estate.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
Forty minutes later, saxophonist Dino Soldo emerged and thanked the audience for their patience.
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Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Global demand for high-capacity, low-latency wireless connectivity continues to grow, and the 6-gigahertz band of radio spectrum has emerged as a particularly vital chunk of wireless real estate.
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Stephen Cousins,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
As the investigation continued, evidence emerged that directly contradicted original theories that Jason Hobby had started or maintained the Alexander Mountain Fire.
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Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Free to be me Over and over the word freedom emerged as the key to happiness.
—
Nancy K. Schlossberg,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Last month, more than two million students who sat for India’s largest medical entrance exam were told their results would be scrapped, after allegations emerged that the paper had been leaked.
—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The resulting damascene-like structure, a material expression that could only have emerged from Richard Mille, is not merely decorative but intrinsically structural.
—
Richard Mille Contributor,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Once largely overshadowed by its glitzier neighbor, the town has rapidly emerged as one of the country’s most coveted addresses after a wave of billionaire buyers, led by Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, poured hundreds of millions of dollars into local real estate.
—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
Forty minutes later, saxophonist Dino Soldo emerged and thanked the audience for their patience.
—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Global demand for high-capacity, low-latency wireless connectivity continues to grow, and the 6-gigahertz band of radio spectrum has emerged as a particularly vital chunk of wireless real estate.
—
Stephen Cousins,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
As the investigation continued, evidence emerged that directly contradicted original theories that Jason Hobby had started or maintained the Alexander Mountain Fire.
—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerged
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Casa Amor participant Alannah Keyser will no longer appear on Season 8, Peacock has confirmed, after videos surfaced on social media of her singing along to the n-word in a song.
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Concerns first surfaced about the safety of the solar panels following an August 2024 fire on the same roof, which was quickly extinguished by firefighters at the time, a source close to the Los Angeles Fire Department told CBS News.
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When Tunisia scored, vigorous cheers arose from fans like Erije Benaissa, a Tunisia native currently living in Arkansas.
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But these camps originally arose to address a deeper anxiety held by parents, leaders and reformers, who worried about the character development of children and sought to use these places as training grounds for good American citizens.
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There are dozens of examples of major studio properties that had what appeared to be an easy path to profitability.
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From the ground and the air, however, little appeared to have changed Monday morning.
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This year, that refill never happened.
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Martinez has shared a different version of what happened.
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“Emerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerged. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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