emerging

verb

Definition of emergingnext
present participle of emerge
as in arising
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 emerging The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the market of the Busan International Film Festival, will present InnoAsia 2026, its program built around the intersection of film and emerging technology. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 InnoAsia aims to connect storytelling with emerging technologies, including AI and the rapidly growing microdrama ecosystem. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 Israeli jets struck the Abu al-Dahar airbase in northern Syria, targeting what officials said was an emerging Turkish military buildup that Israel viewed as a significant threat. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 The stories emerging from this work are already illustrating how creative engagement impacts both mental and physical health. — Grant Oliphant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Instead of relying solely on rules written years in advance, bank supervision involves ongoing conversations between public officials and private institutions to identify and manage emerging risks. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 The report also tracked what happens after an emerging label’s first burst of attention. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 But the new study fits into an emerging trend, Luthar said—one suggesting that multivitamins may have some part to play in healthy aging. — Jamie Ducharme, HEALTH, 25 Aug. 2026 Moore forced 10 incompletions, had seven pass breakups and five picks as a sophomore last year, while emerging as one of the most complete defenders in America. — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerging
  1. arising
  2. surfacing
  3. happening
  4. occurring
Verb
  • 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
  • Criticizing the problems of inflation and issues arising from the war is not consistent with the slogans of some.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of arising
Verb
  • The earnings announcement was fortuitously timed, coming just as reports were surfacing of high-level OpenAI employees joining the company.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The internal documents and testimony surfacing in Oakland, including evidence about Meta’s own research on young users and its lawyers’ handling of those findings, will now remain only partially visible.
    — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of surfacing
Verb
  • When those things do start happening, the scares are every bit as effective as the buildup promises.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Yeah, just continue and figure out elegant ways to catch up with everyone, like catch up with what’s been happening in the last year.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of happening
Verb
  • Over the past decade, breast cancer rates have risen by 1% per year, with the steepest increase occurring in women younger than 50.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • These receptors normally respond to endorphins, which are naturally occurring signaling molecules, and are activated by opioid drugs.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of occurring

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“Emerging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerging. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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