Thesaurus results for EMERGE

emerge

verb

i-ˈmərj

Definition of emerge

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 At the same time, more information began to emerge about Pretti. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Munoz is an unusually successful example of an opportunity emerging for Gen X in an industry long associated with Gen Z and millennials. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 By the fourth inning, the long-ball issues that had begun to plague Imanaga lately emerged. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 India, for example, is already emerging as a key supplier for Apple smartphones after the company started diversifying its manufacturing base away from China. — Evelyn Cheng,priyanka Salve, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emerge

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The same evaluation process may hold promise for other forms of childhood dementia that arise from single-gene mutations.

— Mike McRae August 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
The Manhattan Federal Court action filed by the British former socialite in December argued that new information arising in related lawsuits and the government’s trove of investigative files on Epstein proved her imprisonment was unlawful.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of arise

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However, for the rest of the game, Brianna Turner and Cheyenne Parker-Tyus are closer to centers; Turner has offensive limitations while Hammon doesn’t appear to trust Parker-Tyus’ defense.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
While this figure appears to add a bright spot to an otherwise weak employment report, the underlying cause is far from encouraging.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of appear

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His son Jack, who had attended the event in California, was instrumental in making these mazes happen, Universal officials have said.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Set in the high-stakes world of academia, The Love Hypothesis explores the delicate dance between science and emotion, reason and risk—and what happens when love defies logic.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of happen

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Further east in Louisiana, a storm surge of 1 to 3 feet could occur eastward toward Morgan City.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The funding bill passed by a 90-6 vote in the Senate, showing that lawmakers from both political parties want to avoid a repeat of the two historic shutdowns that occurred this past year.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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