as in arrivals
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 emergences
After a final sequence of emergences and contractions, the ciliate eventually got fed up, pulled up stakes and swam away, presumably looking for a less noxious place to settle down.
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Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergences
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Businesses catering to newer arrivals opened in shopping areas with Mexican and Puerto Rican shops.—
Gisela Salomon,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Others show newer storefronts adorned with simplified Chinese characters, not traditional ones, as arrivals from mainland China come to significantly outnumber those from Taiwan or Hong Kong, the source of earlier waves of migration to the US.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Angel Gomes only made 10 senior appearances and three starts for Manchester United, after joining them aged six and progressing through the ranks to captain their under-21s side.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Xavier Donaldson, defense attorney for Combs, addressed reports that his client had booked speaking appearances in Miami for next week, seemingly in anticipation of a light sentence.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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The announcement fittingly debuts on International Podcast Day, marking the medium’s growing global impact.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Welcome to Derry, which debuts on October 26.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Emergences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergences. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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