resurface
verb
re·sur·face
(ˌ)rē-ˈsər-fəs 
resurfaced; resurfacing; resurfaces
: to provide with a new or fresh surface
resurface skin by dermabrasion
: to come again to the surface (as of the water)
broadly
: reappear
Examples of resurface in a Sentence
A few of the writer's journals have resurfaced.
His resentment toward her resurfaced.
The road needs to be resurfaced.
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When a woman’s body is found lying at the foot of a lighthouse, terrible secrets from the past threaten to resurface.
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The track has resurfaced into cultural conversation in recent years, after eagle-eyed social media users unearthed the mistake before the Reddit community, TikTok users, and meme creators gleefully dissected the scene.
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This year, however, has been good, not great, as some of the big scouting questions from his years in Nippon Professional Baseball have resurfaced at the worst possible time.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The New Balance 992 first resurfaced in February with an in-store release exclusively at NYC retailer Aimé Leon Dore.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
The track has resurfaced into cultural conversation in recent years, after eagle-eyed social media users unearthed the mistake before the Reddit community, TikTok users, and meme creators gleefully dissected the scene.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
This year, however, has been good, not great, as some of the big scouting questions from his years in Nippon Professional Baseball have resurfaced at the worst possible time.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Resurface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurface. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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resurface
verb
re·sur·face
rē-ˈsər-fəs
1
: to provide with a new or fresh surface
resurface the table
2
: to come again to the surface (as of water)
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