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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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When the convention was first announced, it sounded like it might be a thrilling opportunity to see real wheeling and dealing on a convention floor from which a nominee would eventually emerge.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

Mr. Jones, a professor of law and biological sciences at Vanderbilt University, explains how the complex and often beautiful products of evolution emerge from the simple fact of variation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

If both men emerge unscathed, attention will quickly turn to Jeddah.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

But that scenario has yet to emerge, much to their disappointment.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

A person who travels through a wormhole will emerge at another point in space—and perhaps in time.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

A similar story emerges from my data on banknotes.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Unless a striker emerges in the next few years, or one of those young players fulfils their potential, England will have to think outside the box.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

El Niño is a pattern that typically emerges every two to seven years, and lasts nine to 12 months, according to NOAA.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The primary portrait of Adrian that emerges in “Remake” is that of a moody young man, his attitude toward his father flitting between mild tolerance and barely veiled resentment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

“Excellent. Can you…” My aunt runs into her bedroom, then emerges with a battered paperback book. “…return this to Angelina? That’s Emma’s mom. We’re in a book club together.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

All of these changes emerged within about two hours.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

On Friday, during a Court of Appeal hearing where an application to overturn his conviction was quashed, it emerged Xiao had been returned to the US and was believed to no longer be in custody.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The disputed settlement emerged from a 1985 lawsuit over the fate of 15-year-old Jenny Flores, a Salvadoran refugee who was picked up by federal immigration enforcement and left to languish in detention in Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

I am interested in questions such as how the European Enlightenment began and when the idea of free will first emerged.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

And I realized not only were there three of us in the yard now, but a fourth figure had emerged beside an ancient tree and was gazing back at us.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Since first emerging online in 2019 on the online bulletin board 4chan, the Backrooms phenomenon has expanded across Reddit, TikTok, YouTube and gaming platforms, where users collectively map, narrate and extend its mythology.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Battery manufacturing requires extensive industrial supply chains that remain concentrated in Asia, with South Africa dominating the emerging sector on the continent.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

But while analysts argue that Love Island is far from a perfect mirror of society, it nonetheless operates as a cultural stage where shifting gender norms and emerging challenges are publicly rehearsed.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

SLB also turned to data centers, an emerging source of revenue for the company, which was founded in 1926.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

But before he even had a chance to try to explain himself, a familiar figure was emerging from behind Emma.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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