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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Today, government anxieties about historical discourse have resurfaced.
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Time, 20 May 2025
Santana’s at-bats per extra-base hit, by year: 2025: 21.3
2024: 10.6
2023: 9.6
2022: 11.6
2021: 16.6
2020: 13.7
2019: 8.8
David Fry will return soon from elbow surgery, and if Santana’s power hasn’t resurfaced by then, the Guardians can’t be afraid to slice into his playing time.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Ahead of the series starting, some old comments from Edwards about Gilgeous-Alexander have resurfaced.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Also, after rapper Tory Lanez was reportedly attacked in prison this week, Megan Thee Stallion’s case resurfaced.
—Susan Akyeampong, Refinery29, 16 May 2025
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Time, 20 May 2025
Santana’s at-bats per extra-base hit, by year: 2025: 21.3
2024: 10.6
2023: 9.6
2022: 11.6
2021: 16.6
2020: 13.7
2019: 8.8
David Fry will return soon from elbow surgery, and if Santana’s power hasn’t resurfaced by then, the Guardians can’t be afraid to slice into his playing time.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Ahead of the series starting, some old comments from Edwards about Gilgeous-Alexander have resurfaced.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Also, after rapper Tory Lanez was reportedly attacked in prison this week, Megan Thee Stallion’s case resurfaced.
—Susan Akyeampong, Refinery29, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for resurface
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“Resurface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurface. Accessed 28 May. 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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