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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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Contestants might arrive determined to present a polished version of themselves, but after spending hours under pressure, their real personalities begin to emerge.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Even after a perfect home inspection, hidden issues can emerge after a new homeowner moves in.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

When the club was founded in 1929, Miami was just starting to emerge as a real-estate boomtown.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Where and how did life first emerge on Earth?

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Parker Kingfisher’s face lights up when I emerge from the woods.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Nero’s bridge emerges from Tiber amid Rome drought.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

The president, played by Jeff Daniels, emerges as focused, canny, charming and witty in this fond portrayal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

“There’s a beetle that emerges on the cusp of summer. It has lots of colors. Blue, gold, purple. It looks like a turtle,” she tells a befuddled Rhaenyra.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

"Our calculations reveal how the decisive selectivity emerges after electron transfer has already occurred," says Paton.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

From these modern sources there often emerges an understanding, among professionals and among the scientifically literate public, of something we might call the ‘consensus in the field’ on many issues.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The outbreak is the 17th to have emerged in DR Congo since Ebola was discovered 50 years ago.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

She emerged from the reggaeton thunderstorm that hijacked the planet, but then guided it smoothly into a different aesthetic territory, far away from the movement’s misogynistic toxicity.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

A new generation of weight loss medications has emerged in recent years that act on specific receptors involved in appetite.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

When Courtney emerged from her room, the house was empty.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

She followed the grunting noises, and a coastline emerged, but the noisy creatures were nowhere to be seen.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

"We think Prifs represent an emerging class of dietary nutrients that shape the composition of the gut microbiome and could have a far-reaching influence on metabolic health," said AbuSalim.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

These emerging companies have to be included in the new 60%.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Graham earned just 33 percent of the vote, a rather light primary showing for a sympathetic figure emerging from loss who’s campaigning with the president’s endorsement.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

But details are slowly emerging that paint a picture of what fans can expect from the sophomore season of “Heated Rivalry.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

She skipped over a bristling evergreen forest, emerging in a moonlit meadow.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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