outcropping

Definition of outcroppingnext
present participle of outcrop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcropping
Verb
  • There’s a strange dynamic emerging around artificial intelligence.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
  • From my tried-and-true tactics (getting 10,000 daily steps, running, doing Pilates, not snacking after dinner) to emerging advice (lifting heavier weights, eating all the protein), each fresh burst of motivation only leaves me more deflated.
    Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But there are concerns about rising ticket prices and soaring production budgets, fueled by higher costs for labor, materials and energy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The group announced the new mutual aid market on social media, citing community concerns over rising costs as the motivation behind the move.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • His frenemy Cipriani precipitated that ousting, too, by first surfacing the allegation which led to his dismissal.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The writers upped the ante with the horror prose as the story went on, with other dinosaurs surfacing in Lake Michigan, finding their way to Lincoln Park, and meeting an ultimately unsuccessful defense from the animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Video from inside the cabin shows passengers erupting into cheers and applause, some shouting in relief after the aircraft came to a stop.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • On social media, Italian fans were disgusted by the performance, erupting into a meltdown rarely seen.
    Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Politicians who represent that corridor say buses couldn’t run enough service to accommodate new development blossoming along the interstate, or tech jobs spawning from Livermore National Laboratory.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But he’s also headed there for his blossoming baseball skills.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Demetra Henderson-Burkhalter, meanwhile, had also exchanged many calls with a New Orleans man named Cornelius Garrison III, who had been a plaintiff in a lawsuit arising from a truck collision in 2015 and had been listed as a witness to another collision in 2014.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In 2023, Eric Tennant — from Bridgeport, West Virginia — was diagnosed with stage 4 cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive cancer arising from the bile ducts that had spread throughout his body.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lanolin is a deeply moisturizing oil naturally occurring in sheep's wool, humanely (and cruelty-free) sourced by Australian sheep farmers.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.
    Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • According to Rubin, 37, the Angels & Airwaves musician is allegedly known for breaking out alien autopsy images.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Perry sat behind upperclassmen for two seasons, before breaking out as a junior and leading the Wolverines to two state championships.
    Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Outcropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcropping. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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