emerges

present tense third-person singular of emerge
as in arises
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 emerges Continue reading … COMEBACK KID – Former GOP senator emerges from private sector with new mission. FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025 But not really a whole bunch has changed here because the most realistic buyer — until another seriously emerges — is and remains Paramount. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025 His unspoken agenda gradually emerges. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025 The line occurs when the film’s protagonist, Ripley (Weaver), emerges from an elevator in a giant metal bodysuit, ready to fight a terrifying alien to save a young child. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 The portrait that emerges from Kroll’s reporting is that of a man who is equal parts government technocrat, political operator and zealous iconoclast. Lisa Riordan Seville, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2025 Even if some of the details are slippery — and the cultural context unfamiliar to an American audience — Impetigore emerges as a wildly compelling folk-horror story with a thrilling climax that more than makes up for the slow burn of its middle section. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025 Can Sheppard play well enough that Houston emerges as a contender with him as its point guard? Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Reassess the lawn when spring growth emerges to determine if overseeding or sod is needed. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • Public Investigator spoke to Legal Action attorney Abrielle Newman about what rights tenants have if this question arises in your building.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • No matter what situation arises, the player knows how to solve it.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • That’s why experts urge parents to have conversations with their children on how to identify these trends—as well as strategies for managing social media when this content inevitably surfaces.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Still, whenever a major college coaching job opens up, his name inevitably surfaces in speculation — including this week, when Penn State fired James Franklin.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • Though Corcoran only appears in a still photo in one of the sequel's scenes, and not at all in last year's Terrifier 3, her contract ought to have guaranteed a percentage of the franchise's backend profits.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Jennings, whose own son Shooter Jennings just released a new Waylon album, Songbird, appears on a handful of selections on The Real Thang.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The first death happens when the heart stops beating and the brain stops working.
    Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • What happens if a brain aneurysm ruptures?
    Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The clash occurs more so on the stylistic side and acclimatising to Villa’s methods.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Ravens' recent crackdown isn't anything new in the NFL, as this type of tactic to get players focused often occurs with struggling teams.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Emerges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerges. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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