as in advent
the act of becoming known or coming into view; the act of emerging
her rapid emergence as a national political figure the emergence of the Internet as an important means of communication
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Recent Examples of emergence
Chicago has found ways to win even without Ball in the lineup, partly due to an emergence from guard Josh Giddey.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
Whatever happens in the remainder of 2024-25, the emergence of Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri will be one of the things this campaign is remembered most fondly for.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
With the emergence of technological advances in meteorology came the birth of private weather companies, many of which are beginning to acquire their own satellites, according to reports.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2025
The emergence of Andrew is significant on so many levels for the Heat.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
Whatever happens in the remainder of 2024-25, the emergence of Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri will be one of the things this campaign is remembered most fondly for.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
With the emergence of technological advances in meteorology came the birth of private weather companies, many of which are beginning to acquire their own satellites, according to reports.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2025
The emergence of Andrew is significant on so many levels for the Heat.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergence
Noun
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Tim Lammers From there — per the formula of every season of The White Lotus — there’s a flashback to the arrival of the resort’s guests a week before as the bizarre events leading up to the tragedy unfold.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The program’s excellence under Billy Donovan was the historical exception, not the rule, given what occurred before his arrival and after his departure.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The mites feed on leaves, leaving a freckled appearance and light webbing.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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In her return to Mexico City, following her appearance at the previous edition of the Corona Capital festival, Annie Clark (her real name) was joined by Nine Inch Nails drummer Ilan Rubin as part of her band.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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After ranking at seventh position for the debut week, the Hindi web series slid to the ninth slot on the latest weekly list from Netflix.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But for some of these newer regions, the guide has been stingy with the stars, with only a handful for each at their debut.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Lakers’ 123-116 loss to Golden State on Thursday night probably had its genesis in a scoreless drought of more than six minutes, the final 3:43 of the first quarter and the first 2:29 of the second.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025
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Writing on the seventieth anniversary of the war’s end, in the preface to his magisterial The German War (2015), Oxford’s Nicholas Stargardt described the book’s genesis a decade earlier, in 2005.—
Chris Doyle,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Emergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergence. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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