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
Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Every year marks the arrival of at least one indie horror filmmaker who seemingly emerges from out of nowhere to become a household name.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
From his perspective, the value emerges when the technology not only identifies a problem but also orchestrates the sequence of decisions and actions needed to address it.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The Windy City is suddenly besieged by a string of bomb threats, but in the midst of all the false alarms, a real situation emerges in the form of military-grade smoke grenades, which points to a terrorist threat.
—Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
The picture that emerges for the coming year is of a luxury market driven as much by lifestyle and legacy as by economics.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
Courteney Cox then emerges in a light pink bathrobe.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
But turn on the tape, and a more specific picture emerges.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
In The Way to Colonos, the horror that emerges is more suppressed and internal than in the ancient texts.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Every year marks the arrival of at least one indie horror filmmaker who seemingly emerges from out of nowhere to become a household name.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
From his perspective, the value emerges when the technology not only identifies a problem but also orchestrates the sequence of decisions and actions needed to address it.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The Windy City is suddenly besieged by a string of bomb threats, but in the midst of all the false alarms, a real situation emerges in the form of military-grade smoke grenades, which points to a terrorist threat.
—Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
The picture that emerges for the coming year is of a luxury market driven as much by lifestyle and legacy as by economics.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
Courteney Cox then emerges in a light pink bathrobe.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
But turn on the tape, and a more specific picture emerges.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
In The Way to Colonos, the horror that emerges is more suppressed and internal than in the ancient texts.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerges
Verb
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Violence arises from a different kind of performance.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sure, the rules might be the same everywhere, as the Universe fundamentally uses the same fundamental ingredients and the same fundamental laws to form stars, planets, and whatever molecular machinery arises on those worlds all throughout the Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Orchestrator then surfaces its insights to Joule, so the human operator can make decisions on issues in natural language.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Dec. 2025
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Populism in all its guises surfaces problems but rarely solves them.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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The 25-year-old Chiefs receiver appears in a separate photo posted to the same Instagram account.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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With a high-stakes battle for the 2026 midterms looming, the Evergreen State appears poised to join the trend of states using congressional redistricting for partisan advantage.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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This communication happens within 10 minutes of the pill being swallowed.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Recycling pickup occurs every other week on the same day.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
8 Jan. 2026
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And while New England isn't known for its earthquakes, much of Connecticut's seismic activity occurs in or near the town of Moodus, according to the Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC).—
Bailey Allen,
The Providence Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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