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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
Founded in 1978, the auxiliary supports sworn officers at accidents sites and natural disasters and other emergences by providing crowd control and traffic direction.
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Another question the team might face – whether the return of Garrett from major elbow surgery and emergences of Snelling and White will prompt a trade of ace right-hander Sandy Alcantara – is more complicated.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 5 May 2026
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.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Another question the team might face – whether the return of Garrett from major elbow surgery and emergences of Snelling and White will prompt a trade of ace right-hander Sandy Alcantara – is more complicated.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 5 May 2026
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.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergences
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Since its debut in 1955, the Fortune 500 has tracked more than 2,000 CEO arrivals and departures.—
Cheyann Harris,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
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Like many immigrant communities before them, recent arrivals found an economic toehold in food, selling street fare and opening restaurants that initially catered to fellow migrants.—
Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
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Barring injury, Mbappé could go on to overtake goalkeeper Hugo Lloris' record of 145 appearances for Les Bleus.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Most of the tour’s SoCal appearances have had two opening acts, Lucinda Williams and the John Doe Folk Trio, and there are no skips in that triple-bill.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2026
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In 1984, then unknown monologist Whoopi Goldberg premiered her provocative, thought-provoking one-woman show on Broadway, torching the rulebook of traditional solo performance in one of the most electrifying debuts of the era.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
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Their fourth food book, Spaghetti Head & Chicken Fingers, debuts this summer.—
Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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“Emergences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergences. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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