surfacing

noun

sur·​fac·​ing ˈsər-fə-siŋ How to pronounce surfacing (audio)
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: material forming or used to form a surface

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Its hive mind could think out loud, surfacing, organizing, and analyzing vast quantities of information in real time, as in the Steubenville rape case in 2012, or the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, in 2014. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026 No new data collection required — just surfacing patterns already captured but siloed. Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026 His supporters blame the surfacing of his old comments on a smear campaign engineered by the establishment and the party’s rich patrons, who are scared of an unfiltered populist outsider who owes them nothing. Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 For all the talk of surfacing truth and harnessing collective intelligence, most of the volume on these sites comes from one of the oldest forms of gambling there is: sports betting. Zoë Bernard, Vanity Fair, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surfacing

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First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of surfacing was in 1861

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“Surfacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfacing. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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surfacing

noun
sur·​fac·​ing
: material forming or used to form a surface

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