as in to arise
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 emerge
During Monday’s oral arguments, Supreme Court justices pressed Monsanto on its position that EPA’s approval of Roundup decades ago should override emerging scientific evidence.
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Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
With early voting underway in races across the state, whoever emerges will take on the winner of the Republicans’ own three-way contest in November’s general election.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Today, that gap is already emerging.
—Bruce Broussard, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
These differences did not emerge by accident.
—Jason Jewell, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
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Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
With early voting underway in races across the state, whoever emerges will take on the winner of the Republicans’ own three-way contest in November’s general election.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Today, that gap is already emerging.
—Bruce Broussard, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
These differences did not emerge by accident.
—Jason Jewell, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerge
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Such heavy loads of dust are generally thought to arise much later in cosmic history than circa 400 million years after the big bang, the epoch at which this newfound galaxy appears.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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Working with predominantly Latino families, Barba said the nine-week intervention, which usually consists of six to 10 community members, became a way to help people deal with fear arising from the immigration enforcement activities happening in Lake County as well as throughout the Chicago area.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Another betting scandal in sports has surfaced, this time involving two Fordham Rams men’s basketball players.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The data being stolen today could surface in four years.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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With the house emptied of living (and costumed) guests, its furnishings, in all their liveliness, appear only to mask an unnatural torpor.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Its gibbous disk appears small and featureless.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Game 6 would be back at Kia Center, and a potential Game 7 would return to Detroit, where anything can happen.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Start the conversation, make your point clearly, and let the response shape what happens next instead of adjusting midstream.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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The crash occurred about a 70-mile drive southwest from downtown Raleigh.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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Outside experts generally agreed with the government’s assessment, noting that small amounts of substances such as heavy metals are naturally occurring in the environment.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Emerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerge. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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