emerging

[ih-mur-jing]

adjective

1. emergent.

   emerging nations.

Other Word Forms

• unemerging adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emerging¹

First recorded in 1640–50; emerge + -ing ²

Example Sentences

FAA and airline officials grew frustrated with the slow pace of information emerging from the investigation.

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“For us in emerging markets, we dealt with this all our lives,” Osmin says.

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Videos circulating on social media and on television channels showed two men emerging from a building with their arms raised, surrounded by Israeli forces.

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How do you compete with all the emerging brands?

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At a moment when political agreement feels impossible, a rare point of emerging consensus is that we must free children from the grip of their phones.

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