outcrops

verb

present tense third-person singular of outcrop
as in surfaces

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  1. surfaces
  2. emerges
  3. issues
  4. rises
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  • Manifest surfaces Machado’s team soon learned that information about one of the charter flights had circulated outside the group.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The value appears when the team actually surfaces, tests and integrates what different people know.
    — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of surfaces
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  • Onstage, in spooky eye makeup and a pink tie, another persona emerges.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The climate pattern typically emerges every two to seven years and is marked by the heating of ocean waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, which spurs changes in the atmosphere that can affect weather around the world.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of emerges
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  • The State Department currently issues passport books in 26- and 50-page versions, but the redesign will replace those choices with a single 38-page book.
    — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … UPSCALE UPROAR — NYC judge issues major ruling on Mayor Mamdani’s luxury second-home tax.
    — , FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of issues
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  • The National Weather Service said rainfall was diminishing in the area but that rapid river rises and flooding remained possible.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • How to see the Taurid meteor showers Both showers appear to originate from Taurus, a constellation that rises during the evening and climbs higher into the sky as the night progresses.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of rises
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“Outcrops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcrops. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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