outcropping

Definition of outcroppingnext
present participle of outcrop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcropping
Verb
  • With the absence of Rotate and Stine Goya this season, there was a bigger focus on smaller, emerging names, like Nicklas Skovgaard, Caro Editions and Anne Sofie Madsen.
    Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The focus now must be on whether this capital is being deployed effectively for transition technologies, particularly in emerging economies.
    Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Cancellations are likely to continue rising as the snow and ice storm spreads across the nation.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Last year marked a strong one for stock returns, despite a macroeconomic backdrop largely characterized by rising volatility amid escalating global tensions and a Federal Reserve rate cutting cycle.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In an interview with the Times, Farmer discussed her mixed emotions surrounding it surfacing now.
    Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
  • But just before that grounding energy settles in, Jupiter in Cancer squares Chiron in Aries, surfacing deeper feelings around vulnerability, trust, and shared emotional or financial investments.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The stadium of his archrival, once silent, was erupting.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • By happenstance, the high risk report was released just as a scandal was erupting in Minnesota over widespread fraud in a program meant to keep children fed during the pandemic.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And then those pink shrubs with their little flowers, blossoming like islands of pink mist.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Apatow and Nivola — who both have parents in the entertainment industry — have supported each other's blossoming acting careers, and Nivola previously thanked Apatow for flying to Thailand to see him film season 3 of The White Lotus.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But that changed in 2022 in a decision arising from another case involving a juvenile offender from San Diego.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The court challenges kept that situation from ever arising.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Republicans in the hearing largely targeted Walz and his leadership, placing blame for the fraud occurring under his watch.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
  • An extreme cold warning is issued when dangerously cold air temperatures or wind chill values are expected or occurring.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Sold by MoreThan Films, a buzz title at September Venice Days, now breaking out abroad.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Microsoft first started breaking out Azure revenue growth last quarter.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Outcropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcropping. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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