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
In Elkhart, that time period coincides with the emergence of a group of young, White officers who called themselves Wolverines.
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
The emergence of pro-globalization coalitions in both countries, combined with a common enemy, created a conducive environment for economic as well as strategic cooperation that would last until the end of the Cold War.
—William Hurst, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
Scattered light emergences will also likely be seen in parts of western Cincinnati.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The Freedom’s emergence might just change the city’s sports luck.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
The emergence of pro-globalization coalitions in both countries, combined with a common enemy, created a conducive environment for economic as well as strategic cooperation that would last until the end of the Cold War.
—William Hurst, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2025
Scattered light emergences will also likely be seen in parts of western Cincinnati.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The Freedom’s emergence might just change the city’s sports luck.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergence
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Fortunately, late arrivals in the summers of 2023 and 2024 did not stop Marco Silva’s side from performing above expectations, which had been tempered by the departures of Aleksandar Mitrovic and Joao Palhinha, respectively.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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As of the time of writing, eight of the spots inside the top 10 on the iTunes Top Songs tally are filled with new arrivals.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Stephenson has thrown just one inning as a member of the Angels, hurting himself in his second appearance back from Tommy John surgery on May 30.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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Roebuck made one further appearance for Barcelona against Levante in February but did not feature again for the club.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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His performance in Saturday night’s debut against the Utah Jazz was something of a revelation.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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That album was the follow-up to the County Durham group’s 1984 debut Swoon.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Its genesis reaches back into our history and is directly related to the health and wellbeing of our nation’s inhabitants, and, more broadly, global health.—
Jennifer Boulanger,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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Or that Atlanta was about a half decade into innovating this thing of ours in ways that no city had since its South Bronx genesis.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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“Emergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergence. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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