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
People haven’t emerged from their houses.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Soeren Stache | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Microsoft is giving employees a way to raise concerns about the uses of its technology after controversy emerged over the company's work in the Middle East.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The first indication that dark energy may not be as dominant as previously thought emerged courtesy of the first results from DESI in Spring 2024.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
So when the first children in the commune were born, factions emerged around which language the next generation should speak.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
Members of the caucus emerged from a two-hour meeting on Thursday declaring that the 47-member group is coalescing around a unified strategy rather than splintering into factions, which could mean the government funding fight lasts well beyond the current 37 days.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Here are seven themes that emerged from the festival and market.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
As Washington was still digesting the election results on Thursday, a fund-raising e-mail came across the transom from Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democratic congresswoman who has emerged as one of the Party’s louder TV warriors.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
And what emerged wasn’t just inspiration.
—Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Soeren Stache | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Microsoft is giving employees a way to raise concerns about the uses of its technology after controversy emerged over the company's work in the Middle East.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The first indication that dark energy may not be as dominant as previously thought emerged courtesy of the first results from DESI in Spring 2024.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
So when the first children in the commune were born, factions emerged around which language the next generation should speak.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
Members of the caucus emerged from a two-hour meeting on Thursday declaring that the 47-member group is coalescing around a unified strategy rather than splintering into factions, which could mean the government funding fight lasts well beyond the current 37 days.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Here are seven themes that emerged from the festival and market.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
As Washington was still digesting the election results on Thursday, a fund-raising e-mail came across the transom from Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democratic congresswoman who has emerged as one of the Party’s louder TV warriors.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
And what emerged wasn’t just inspiration.
—Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerged
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Elsewhere this season, Givenchy’s mules and pumps have surfaced across red carpets.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Photos first surfaced of Wyatt and Fergie in January 1992, two months before Fergie and Andrew announced their split.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
9 Nov. 2025
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Typically coming out in the fall, the publication arose in a time when sophisticated weather forecasting — and even automobiles — didn't exist.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Related Stories The announcement of a farewell tour brings at least some clarity to the future of the group, after confusion arose amid statements ade on social media in early October by Neal Schon.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, The Los Angeles Times and The New Yorker among others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Brents, 25, sustained a torn MCL and meniscus in last year’s season opener and appeared in just two games last season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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That’s exactly what happened — and the Aggies may even be on the way up in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dreier says that understanding what happened and is happening to Mars could help scientists better protect our own climate and atmosphere from current and future solar threats.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Emerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerged. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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