outcrop

verb

Definition of outcropnext
as in to surface

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Recent Examples of outcrop The previously oldest rock formation was the Acasta Gneiss, outcropping in the Slave Craton of the Canadian Northwest Territories. — David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 The granite outcropping that so enchanted Brown and Weisgard is called Pole Island. — Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024 The permit area contains two outcropping porphyry targets (Ricardo Herrera and Sortilegio) and one zone with signatures of both porphyry-epithermal and skarn mineralization (Vista Alegre). — Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024 Five friends traveled from Florida to be on a rock outcropping to witness the celestial event. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for outcrop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcrop
  1. surface
  2. break out
  3. rise
  4. issue
  5. emerge
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  • Not long after the Strider update surfaced, Atlanta completed an unexpected four-player trade with the Kansas City Royals.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Tensions on the rise, perfect timing These findings have surfaced as competition between China and the United States over advanced technologies continues to intensify.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of surface
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  • Stringr The launch near where the trio was found is roughly seven miles southwest of a different boat launch, where a car belonging to one of the women was discovered with a window broken out, state police said in a statement Wednesday.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In Russia, five people were wounded when a fire broke out at the Ilsky Oil Refinery in the southern Krasnodar region due to debris from a falling drone, local officials said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of break out
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  • Eliminating the tax credit didn’t kill the EV market entirely, however, and EV sales in the US actually rose 15% from the first quarter to the second quarter of this year.
    — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Exports of high-tech items surged nearly 41% in January-July from the same period the year before, while shipments of vehicles jumped 55% and overall exports of electronics and machinery rose 26%.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rise
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  • Both face felony arson charges, while authorities had also issued an arrest warrant for the owner of the wind generator company.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Washington is in the midst of a record-setting statewide drought, leading the governor to issue a statewide burn ban on Saturday.
    — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of issue
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  • Before her brief appearance, Ned and MJ are in a tense standoff with Peter, who just emerged from the multiverse to help save their universe’s Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But whereas weaker seasons have relied on this feeding loop to the point of exhaustion, overemphasizing one side or the other, this time, new challenges keep emerging, giving personality quirks new angles through which to be reflected.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
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