emergence

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Recent Examples of emergence The rise of loans at Americans’ fingertips Short-term financing has skyrocketed in popularity since the pandemic, when the emergence of these on-demand pay tools, as well as buy-now, pay-later apps aligned with increases in inflation. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 Arnold has plenty of ballhandling help this season, too, with the emergence of freshman guard Jovana Popovic, who played 32 minutes against Syracuse. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 Oct. 2026 Often overshadowed by Mandarin-language productions promoted under Nationalist rule, these films offer a window onto Taiwanese society and identity long before the emergence of the New Wave. — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 But their emergence also underscores how much psychiatry still needs to learn about the biological underpinnings of depression and why patients respond differently to treatment. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emergence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergence
Noun
  • For one thing, social media has gotten far less social since the advent of engagement algorithms and infinite scroll.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Since the advent of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022, the list of possible indicators that the AI boom was about to go bust is long and keeps getting longer, leaving Wall Street asking each time if the end is finally near.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The arrival, by black car transfer from the Honolulu airport to a private airport and then a quick flight on a private jet, is pretty swank.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • It’ll be priced at US$7,815 for that sole variant Stateside, with dealership arrivals expected mid-2027.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • After the fracking boom, some pipeline developers raced for market share and cut corners on siting, restoration and appearance.
    — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Counterfeit devices can copy familiar names and appearances while using entirely different hardware.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But any delay would leave less room for a 2026 debut—and for other companies to follow suit—before the end of the year.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • No Refunds drops January 15, 2027, just over two years after Lambrini Girls shared their 2025 debut Who Let The Dogs Out.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Most experts, though, cannot see how DF2, DF4, and DF9 could exist without dark matter being a physical thing, even if the trio’s genesis can be debated.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The film starts with the minimum of backstory, which is at odds not only with the norms of Indian cinema but also the press book, which suggests that a whole lot of exposition about the genesis of the story’s two siblings has been cut.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Emergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergence. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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