emerges

verb

present tense third-person singular of emerge
as in arises
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly problems emerged almost as soon as the contractor began the excavation for the swimming pool

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Recent Examples of emerges Onstage, in spooky eye makeup and a pink tie, another persona emerges. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026 The climate pattern typically emerges every two to seven years and is marked by the heating of ocean waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, which spurs changes in the atmosphere that can affect weather around the world. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Another Chinese constellation emerges Guowang is not China’s only major effort to expand satellite connectivity. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Continue reading … WAITING IN THE WINGS — Jordan emerges as potential next GOP leader if Dems seize House. — FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The film follows 75-year-old Indigenous artist Sara Flores, who emerges from the Peruvian Amazon into the global contemporary art scene. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Most of The Social Reckoning is built around Jeff and Frances’s interactions, though Frances ultimately emerges as the film’s lone true protagonist, the one with an actual emotional journey. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026 That’s often when clarity emerges and the next right step becomes obvious. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Progress stays siloed, but no true integrated intelligence emerges. — James Kavanaugh, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerges
  1. arises
  2. surfaces
  3. appears
  4. happens
  5. occurs
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  • This ghostly nature to phase through matter arises from the fact that neutrinos are completely chargeless, virtually massless, and race through the cosmos at near the speed of light, unimpeded.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Equality arises from self-interest Our study also found that although hunter-gatherers are frequently generous, the processes limiting inequality often do not require any generosity.
    — Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of arises
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  • Manifest surfaces Machado’s team soon learned that information about one of the charter flights had circulated outside the group.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The value appears when the team actually surfaces, tests and integrates what different people know.
    — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of surfaces
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  • The former weapon of mass destruction has been in hiding for some time, but a bounty hunter tracks him down and disrupts his quiet life before also discovering a young man who appears to be Vision’s son.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In one scene, a padlock appears to lock without a key or even being properly closed.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of appears
Verb
  • The Technion team approached the problem by rethinking what happens on the other side of the electrolysis process.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • What happens next could impact thousands of residents, farmers, commercial interests and property owners.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of happens
Verb
  • The Draconids are the result of Earth intersecting with a trail from the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, and occurs in October each year when the planet nears the comet’s orbit.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The work focuses on a loss mechanism known as Boltzmann loss, which occurs because a material that absorbs light can also emit it.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of occurs

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“Emerges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerges. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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