surfacing

present participle of surface
1
as in emerging
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly no information regarding the stolen car has surfaced since the police found it abandoned on a country road

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2
as in rising
to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below a submarine surfaced on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier

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“Surfacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfacing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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