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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Ather Energy Ather says it's also mitigated a couple of potentially awful situations that might arise with the key.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Situations will always arise where sophisticated reasoning is worth every dollar.

— Tiffany Chang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of arise

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Matt Bevin has missed several court dates in the case and did not attend the May 29 hearing in person as required by the judge, appearing via Zoom instead.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
Cell phone video later obtained by media outlets also appeared to conflict with Castro's description of the encounter.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of appear

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But the extremely rapid pace here also raises concern about what happens if, or when, the boom starts to dissipate.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
What happened next changed the young United States, forcing people to question the line between law — which protected slavery — and justice, which demanded resistance to that law.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 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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