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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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“On the present trajectory, Iran will emerge from the conflict many times stronger and more influential than it was before the war,” Kagan wrote in the Atlantic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The next day, "major red flags" began to emerge, including what Emily later learned was recessive breathing and a high heart rate.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

One influential idea is that natural selection becomes weaker later in life, allowing harmful biological processes to emerge with age because they have less impact on reproduction and survival earlier in life.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Some energy-industry watchers have warned that private companies are unlikely to emerge unless there is heavy financial backing from both the federal and Alberta governments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But Darwin kept returning to the mechanism of heredity: What had made the long-necked antelope emerge in the first place?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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