Thesaurus results for EMERGES

emerges

verb

present tense third-person singular of emerge

as in arises

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 emerges Prince Harry risks 'lobbing a grenade' at Prince William as chance to heal years-long feud emerges. — FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The onscreen friction with Evans, who emerges as something of a villain, was also real. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 What emerges is a picture of migratory birds that is both more complicated and more remarkable than the simple arrows pointing between breeding and wintering ranges on a map. — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 Sensing can reveal more, and processing can reveal differently, without guaranteeing recognition of what emerges. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Chuuraa Evgenia Arbugaeva (UK 2026, 18 min) A Sakha scientist journeys into Siberia’s melting permafrost, where the past emerges alongside ancestral beliefs. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 And then there is Evans, who emerges as perhaps the biggest puzzle. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Sometimes understanding emerges precisely from the friction between competing claims. — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Onstage, in spooky eye makeup and a pink tie, another persona emerges. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

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While no business can prepare for every possible disruption, planning ahead can help owners protect their company’s financial health when trouble arises.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The problem arises when the relationship changes but the assumptions surrounding it do not.

— Murugan Anandarajan, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of arises

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Manifest surfaces Machado’s team soon learned that information about one of the charter flights had circulated outside the group.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
The value appears when the team actually surfaces, tests and integrates what different people know.

— Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of surfaces

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The former weapon of mass destruction has been in hiding for some time, but a bounty hunter tracks him down and disrupts his quiet life before also discovering a young man who appears to be Vision’s son.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
In one scene, a padlock appears to lock without a key or even being properly closed.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of appears

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Researchers can model what happens if copper prices increase sharply or if a newer technology becomes commercially viable years from now.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
When that happens, per state law, the commissioner must either close the campus or take over the district.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of happens

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Consequently, even if a down cycle occurs, it is not expected to show the same sharp decline seen in the past.

— Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
El Niño occurs when warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures develop in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.

— Albert Ramon, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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