Thesaurus results for EMERGED

emerged

verb

past tense of emerge

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 Until then, it was thought bats might’ve emerged somewhere in North America, among other theories. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026 Kansas has emerged as an unlikely battleground in a turbulent midterm election year for Republicans, who are striving to hold onto slim majorities in both chambers of Congress. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 As PepsiCo sought greater control over KFC’s franchised restaurants, disputes with operators emerged over franchise agreements and management policies. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026 The results emerged from a collaboration with Divergence Labs, one of six drug development organizations working with Anthropic to explore how artificial intelligence can accelerate the discovery and development of medicines. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026 The role of the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel has emerged as a central issue in this election campaign. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026 Diana Loya emerged from it, wearing heels and holding a stack of campaign literature. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026 Marshall emerged as the successor to Jalon Daniels during the preseason and has shown flashes of his upside and potential. — Steven Johnson october 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026 Cuts in methane emissions have emerged in recent years as a global priority to slow the rate of climate change. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

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In 2015, she was suspended for a week after a video surfaced of her yelling at and belittling a towing company employee.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The clips of the event that surfaced show male dancers in cowboy hats dancing and stripping on stage, reports the Daily Mail.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of surfaced

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When the opportunity arose to become the head coach at Southern, Faulk didn’t hesitate even though he already had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Early warning signs arose in February 2023, when SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell confirmed reports that Musk’s company was taking steps to block Ukraine’s military from using Starlink with drones.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of arose

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Anderson said the man appeared to have died of natural causes and that no foul play was suspected.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Nigeria's Health Minister Muhammad Pate said Friday that the woman's infection appeared closely related to Kenya's first case, while cautioning that this did not necessarily establish the transmission route.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of appeared

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That, however, never happened and an attorney eventually petitioned for his release.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
His death happened two weeks after his release tour for High, Lonesome and Then Some was canceled following Snider’s involvement in a still-unclear incident in Salt Lake City that landed him in a hospital and in jail.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026

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