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emerge

[ih-murj] / ɪˈmɜrdʒ /


Usage

What are other ways to say emerge? The verb emerge is used of coming forth from a place shut off from view, or from concealment, or the like, into sight and notice: The sun emerges from behind the clouds. Emanate is used of intangible things, as light or ideas, spreading from a source: Rumors often emanate from irresponsible persons. Issue is often used of a number of persons, a mass of matter, or a volume of smoke, sound, or the like, coming forth through any outlet or outlets: The crowd issued from the building.

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Imagine combat choreographed by ants, swarms of elbows and legs scrabbling to emerge victorious.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

They’ve also seen the leverage level as a key issue: The combined companies would emerge with $79 billion in debt on the books.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Can the TMC emerge from what increasingly looks like an existential crisis?

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Now the town is waiting for a new owner to emerge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The legs and torso have been carved from natural ledges of the rock in such a way that the shapes seem to emerge almost imperceptibly from the stone.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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