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become apparent

VERB
emerge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear arrive come up crop up develop loom materialize rise show surface turn up
STRONG
dawn derive egress emanate flow gush issue originate proceed spring spurt steam stem transpire
WEAK
become known become visible come forth come into view come on the scene come to light make appearance spring up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon decrease disappear drop fall go hide leave lessen
STRONG
end finish trickle
WEAK
fade go away

Example Sentences

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"It had become apparent that the character which Mike White created for Helena Bonham Carter did not align once on set," a statement said.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

What’s become apparent, Meade posits, is that control of the oceans through navies is no longer straightforward either.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Brown said the scale of trafficking would "become apparent" if an investigation had been conducted into the flights.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

“It is obviously expected that a significant slowdown in the U.S. economy will become apparent once data publication resumes,” the commodity analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

The first argues that before Columbus discovered America in 1492 there was no clear-cut and well-established idea of discovery; the idea of discovery is, as will become apparent, a precondition for the invention of science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton