OUTCROP Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

outcrop

verb

Definition of outcrop

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

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The public is advised to stay alert, particularly in active waterways with boat traffic, as whales can surface unexpectedly.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
There’s so many new ideas surfacing constantly that my head spins.

— Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of surface

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Cruise and Fallon then broke out into song and dance in their seats.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Firefighters on California's Central Coast are battling a fire that broke out Friday at the same power plant where a massive lithium battery fire took place last year.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of break out

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Profits returned to growth this year, rising 3% to just over $1 trillion, after a 5% decline in 2025.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
The proportion of people older than 65 is rising rapidly, while the working-age population that supports them shrinks.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of rise

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Housing shortages sometimes happen when cities can’t issue residential building permits fast enough to keep vacancy rates low and rent high in a secondary market.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Much of the debt stems from revenue bonds issued to finance renovations to Doak Campbell Stadium and construction of a new football operations center.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of issue

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Determine whether the provider accounts for conventional search results and emerging methods of online discovery.

— Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Developing nations argue that penalties imposed on carbon-heavy imports disproportionately harm emerging economies that lack the immediate capital to upgrade to green manufacturing infrastructure.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

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