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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The Proto-Indo-Europeans are recent arrivals in our species’ story; the Ice Age ended twelve thousand years ago, the out-of-Africa migration took place around sixty thousand years ago, and Homo sapiens emerged about three hundred thousand years ago.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Corpus family often helped guide new Latino arrivals to the area.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The two appearances mark back-to-back outings in sculptural footwear, reinforcing her ongoing preference for statement-height silhouettes this season.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, replacement Nick Woltemade has started to find his feet with four goals in seven appearances for his new club.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Auter debuts today exclusively online.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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The new route debuts on May 4, 2026, departing from Paris for an overnight trip to Pompeii, Italy.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Emergences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergences. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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