as in advent
the act of becoming known or coming into view; the act of emerging
her rapid emergence as a national political figure the emergence of the Internet as an important means of communication
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Recent Examples of emergence
The emergence of the vaccine in the 1960s meant parents no longer had to accept the risks of serious complications or death that came with the common childhood disease.
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Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
But some early season trends are worth mentioning, including Aaron Judge’s brilliance, the emergence of Ben Rice, the concerns of the pitching staff and how teams are trying to attack the Yankees.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Her rapid emergence on the folk music scene brought her into the company of Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Arlo Guthrie, who became her close friends.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
The New England Patriots were heavily rumored to trade Joe Milton this offseason with the emergence of Drake Maye and the signing of Joshua Dobbs at quarterback.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
But some early season trends are worth mentioning, including Aaron Judge’s brilliance, the emergence of Ben Rice, the concerns of the pitching staff and how teams are trying to attack the Yankees.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Her rapid emergence on the folk music scene brought her into the company of Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Arlo Guthrie, who became her close friends.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
The New England Patriots were heavily rumored to trade Joe Milton this offseason with the emergence of Drake Maye and the signing of Joshua Dobbs at quarterback.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergence
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Upon arrival, he was imprisoned in the CECOT mega-prison near Tecoluca, a facility central to President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gangs.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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The arrival of Netflix accelerated the idea that on-demand viewing is the norm rather than the exception.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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In her four seasons playing at UConn, Bueckers took the Huskies to four Final Fours, two National Championship game appearances and eight BIG EAST titles.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Down the hall in her daughters’ shared space, her Duomo and Lottie prints make appearances on the end-of-bed ottomans and bed skirts.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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So much of Arca’s career has been about showing us just how vast and limitless her imagination is, and the pioneering producer/artist used her Coachella debut to remind the world of just that.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2025
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The debut episode of WWE‘s Monday Night Raw to stream on the platform drew 4.9 million views globally, outperforming previous cable numbers and pulling in younger demos.—
Nasha Smith,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Lakers’ 123-116 loss to Golden State on Thursday night probably had its genesis in a scoreless drought of more than six minutes, the final 3:43 of the first quarter and the first 2:29 of the second.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025
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Writing on the seventieth anniversary of the war’s end, in the preface to his magisterial The German War (2015), Oxford’s Nicholas Stargardt described the book’s genesis a decade earlier, in 2005.—
Chris Doyle,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Emergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergence. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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