emerging

Definition of emergingnext
present participle of emerge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of emerging Patel has faced scrutiny over his leadership for the past year, with his use of government resources emerging as a recurring storyline of his tenure. Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Established in 2006 by the late designer Lee Alexander McQueen, the charitable foundation supports emerging artists and designers. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 May 2026 That is a factor that could stand in play over the next month as well as over the next year with emerging 2024 second-round pick Pelle Larsson, who went from rookie curiousity a year ago to reliable contributor this past season. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026 The exchanges highlighted the political dynamics emerging ahead of the June 2 primary, where only two top finishers will advance to a November runoff. Teresa Liu, Daily News, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for emerging
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emerging
Verb
  • One is the typical Latin American outcome, which is decades of miserable grinding inflationary stagnation, arising from mediocre government policy.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • The Casimir force is a real thing, arising from the fact that a vacuum is not actually nothing.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The humans would explore — surfacing hypotheses, chasing hunches, venturing into territory the data didn’t obviously support.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
  • Influencers have played a role in surfacing candidates’ liabilities.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Nemes does not give us any time to figure out who’s who and, really, what’s happening, but watching all this furtive tradecraft is compelling enough.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
  • The legal counterpart to the political momentum That shift is not happening in isolation.
    Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • The Suez Canal, however, is an artificial waterway excavated through Egyptian territory, while the Strait of Hormuz is a naturally occurring strait governed by a different legal framework, according to an international law expert.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • Additionally, oats provide plant sterols, or naturally occurring compounds that may modestly reduce intestinal absorption of cholesterol, according to Luciana Soares, DCN, RDN, LDN, FAND.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026

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“Emerging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emerging. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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