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
The aliens reportedly emerged from the wreckage, fusing together into one object and bursting into a bright light and turning all but two of the soldiers to stone.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Wang has $106,000 in independent support, the majority of it from Empower Oakland, a nonprofit co-founded by mayoral candidate Loren Taylor that has emerged as a formidable funding arm in the city’s politics.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
If Phoenix had beaten Sacramento on Sunday, Miami would have moved into a tie for the 10th worst record and could have emerged with a slightly better chance of a top four pick.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff—who has emerged as the main contact broker with Moscow officials—met Putin in St. Petersburg on Friday in a bid to move on sluggish negotiations on a ceasefire deal.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Wang has $106,000 in independent support, the majority of it from Empower Oakland, a nonprofit co-founded by mayoral candidate Loren Taylor that has emerged as a formidable funding arm in the city’s politics.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
If Phoenix had beaten Sacramento on Sunday, Miami would have moved into a tie for the 10th worst record and could have emerged with a slightly better chance of a top four pick.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff—who has emerged as the main contact broker with Moscow officials—met Putin in St. Petersburg on Friday in a bid to move on sluggish negotiations on a ceasefire deal.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Taking the time to prepare now ensures that when the opportunity to sell a business arises, the business is in a position to attract serious buyers and command the highest possible price.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But some conservationists are expressing wide ranging concern about the unintended consequences that could arise as researchers continue to try and resurrect versions of extinct animals.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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He was opposed by some in his own party when his name surfaced earlier this year as someone who could bring balance to PURA, the utility regulatory agency that has come under increasing political scrutiny and criticism.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
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Unlike conventional search engines, Constructor’s platform is built from the ground up with AI for commerce, leveraging petabytes of commerce-specific data to predict and surface the most attractive products for each shopper.—
Andrea Wasserman,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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After the risk assessment, the brothers will appear at independent parole board hearings on June 13, Newsom said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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These concerns appeared to strike a chord—at least in part—with U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken, who brought up the issue several times during this week’s fairness hearing over whether to grant the settlement’s final approval.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Instead, time is running out an array of bad defensive performances leave them eight points behind the Montreal Canadiens and a tragic number of one to be eliminated, something that can happen as soon as Thursday’s visit to the New York Islanders.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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What’s happening is a homogeny of deal-making and how deals are done because of the streamers.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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These fast-moving, Mid-Atlantic hurricanes seem to occur every 40 years or so, with 2003, 1933, 1896, 1893, and 1878 all being examples.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Although most blindness occurs with age, other forms of blindness occur during childhood, which can have a variety of causes.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Emerge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerge. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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