emerging

Definition of emergingnext
present participle of emerge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of emerging Content Partners, which began 20 years ago as a creative rights acquisition platform, is well-positioned to help creators gauge their true value in emerging and traditional media platforms. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 July 2026 For bat-watchers, these bat houses offer the best viewing, with the bats emerging in the evenings to swoop down for a drink from the lake or feed over the pineland before heading further afield. Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Ultimately, much of the score for The Odyssey starts off with sounds emerging organically from the film’s environment that then gather into lovely, powerful pieces of music. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026 IndieWire has received two Daytime Emmy Nominations for the site’s Craft Roundtables series, highlighting the publication’s emerging work in the digital video space. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 July 2026 In 2009, after completing a master’s degree in social media and emerging platforms, Hyder, 41, founded Zen Media, a marketing agency that grew from an indie startup into a global B2B marketing and PR agency. Shannon Carlin, Time, 14 July 2026 The show itself transformed the school into a place of creativity for emerging talent to present their final works. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 As the Gulf scales its AI capabilities, advanced manufacturing facilities, and hyperscale data centre infrastructure, battery energy storage is emerging as a critical enabler of reliable, flexible, and resilient power systems. Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 July 2026 There were new artists emerging who were sort of pure electronic artists like Kraftwerk and Gary Numan and so on. Peter Larsen, Daily News, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerging
Verb
  • The Fairfield Police Department in a social media post Friday morning announced the arrest of a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of murder and related offenses arising from the June 3 shooting at the Fairfield High School campus.
    Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Teton Ridge seeks substantial damages arising from that conduct.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • The past is still present throughout, sometimes surfacing in very particular ways.
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
  • The aerospace expansion aims to produce high-performance structural adhesives and surfacing products for commercial aerospace and space exploration.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • With everything that’s happening in the world right now, people really need a moment to reconnect and to enjoy life.
    Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • There’s something happening in nearly every corner of the city.
    Kayla Rivera, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Similarly, officials with the public health department will look for clusters of cases that may indicate transmission occurring in California.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

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“Emerging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerging. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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