He will emerge/as/ victorious

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Nasir

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What is the more appropriate?

He will emerge victorious out of this dangerous situation.
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He will emerge as victorious out of this dangerous situation.
 

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I prefer the first, but will accept the second at a push.
 

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Ditto. Also, I'd prefer "from" to "out of".
 

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The following sentence is from Oxford Dictionary.

He emerged as a key figure in the campaign.
 

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I really don't like the second sentence. You don't need as when you follow with an adjective. I suggest you use the following rule:

emerge + adjective
emerge + as + noun phrase

I agree that the better preposition after emerge is from.
 
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