as in arrivals
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 emergences
After a final sequence of emergences and contractions, the ciliate eventually got fed up, pulled up stakes and swam away, presumably looking for a less noxious place to settle down.
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Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergences
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James Garner and summer arrivals Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall lead the team, with three big chances created each.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Maintenance issues with buses and vacant operator positions could force Miami-Dade to deliver later arrivals than what’s laid out in the schedule.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lukes had one of the big plate appearances, a pinch-hit, RBI walk after falling behind 0-2 against Dodgers righty Emmet Sheehan in the sixth to increase the Jays’ lead to 4-2.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the 1950s, Lockhart worked mainly in television, with appearances on such shows as Zane Grey Theater, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, Studio One in Hollywood and The United States Steel Hour.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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The region’s first multiplex cinema debuts, pioneering the region’s entertainment industry.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Peterson was one of several high-profile freshmen to put up huge stat lines in their college exhibition debuts.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Emergences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergences. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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