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 When the issue of climate change emerged, it was initially viewed as just another environmental challenge, which environmental groups met with campaigns for national and international climate policies, all while still advocating for the preservation of wildlands. —

John Reid, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 As technology has evolved in innovative and surprising ways over the course of the past several years, new tools have emerged that further support independence and creativity at every turn. —

Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Global temperature records could be challenged again So far, 2024 ranked as the planet’s warmest year on record, following the last El Nino event, which emerged in mid-2023 and persisted through spring 2024, according to NOAA. —

Dan Peck, ABC News, 14 May 2026 In more recent conflicts in the Middle East, in Iraq and Afghanistan, multiple amputations emerged on a scale never seen before. —

Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Lyan Tun found that the tensions that emerged on set, the moments when their different instincts about how to respond to an unexpected problem collided, ultimately shaped the film’s texture. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2026 Spiritual gratitude emerged as a more powerful predictor than whether someone can walk up a flight of stairs. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 May 2026 The issue, first spotlighted by the Tribune earlier this year, emerged as the focus of a Senate spotlight forum on Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning. —

Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 Congrats to subscriber Paola and her team, who emerged victorious. —

Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 14 May 2026

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Since the credit card disclosures surfaced, Stewart and her delegates have doubled down and pledged to fight on.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Rumors of a breakup later surfaced around the 2026 Super Bowl.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026