as in surfaced
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
problems emerged almost as soon as the contractor began the excavation for the swimming pool
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Recent Examples of emerged
Hyundai Motor Group’s Atlas humanoid robot emerged as a standout winner at CES 2026 in Las Vegas this week, earning the Best Robot award as chosen by global media covering the show.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
After a few hours on the floor, a pattern emerged.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
Minnesota was held scoreless on its first power play, and was out-shot in the opening 20 minutes, but still emerged with a two-goal lead via two shots through traffic that found their mark.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
The bill is the result of a push by DeSantis, who has emerged in recent months as a prominent critic of the data centers and had promised that the state would set guardrails for consumers.
—Emily L Mahoney, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
The governor, who has emerged as a likely candidate for the 2028 presidential race, spent much of his hour-long speech spelling out the triumphs of his administration and extolling the values of California.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Moore has amassed a portfolio of beautiful moments throughout the years, but the beauty of some of them has only emerged with the passage of time.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
Bednar quickly emerged as the Yankees’ closer after being acquired in a midseason trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Catalina Global emerged as his response.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerged
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Elsewhere this season, Givenchy’s mules and pumps have surfaced across red carpets.—
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Photos first surfaced of Wyatt and Fergie in January 1992, two months before Fergie and Andrew announced their split.—
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However, speculation of their breakup arose in early 2024 when the two wiped their Instagrams of each other.—
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The original postponement announcement stated NASA was monitoring a medical concern that arose Wednesday afternoon.—
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Her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, The Los Angeles Times and The New Yorker among others.—
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Brents, 25, sustained a torn MCL and meniscus in last year’s season opener and appeared in just two games last season.—
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The driver that struck Riddles has not been charged with any crimes for the crash, which happened as Riddles tried to cross the road in an area that wasn't marked with a crosswalk.—
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Julia Roberts commanded attention from the red carpet to the stage, couples new and old stepped out for a glamorous date night and a few unexpected crossovers happened inside the venue.—
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“Emerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerged. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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