OUTCROPS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

outcrops

verb

present tense third-person singular of outcrop

as in surfaces

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Tinder is making a similar bet with its Events tab, which surfaces local outings such as trivia nights, ceramic classes, and beach tennis.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Magnet Forensics unveiled Magnet AI this spring, an engine that surfaces artifacts in seconds and writes investigative summaries from the evidence.

— Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of surfaces

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In a linebacker room with shallow depth, don’t be surprised if Ili emerges early.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
The feature bowed at the Halloween box office in October 2020 and was based on his own 2017 short about a parking lot attendant haunted by a monster who emerges from touchscreen gagets.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

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The rising federal debt is expected to push up interest rates as the government issues ever-larger numbers of Treasury bonds in an effort to fund federal spending.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
That’s a pretty specific number; the intelligence community almost never issues such precise figures, instead offering ranges of plausible guesses.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

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Junior quarterback Dalton Hastings, a transfer last year from San Clemente, rises from the junior varsity level to team with some intriguing skill players.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2026
That figure rises to 42 percent among Gen Z and millennials, compared with 22 percent among Gen X and older respondents.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

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