RESURFACED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

resurfaced

verb

past tense of resurface

as in reappeared

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Devil facial tumor disease appeared in 1996 in Tasmania’s northeast, grotesque growths on the face and mouth that the animals spread by biting one another in their squabbles over food and mates.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Some people appeared to take shelter in the gift shop of the Space Needle at the Seattle Center, video shared with CNN showed.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

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Google researcher Craig Gidney showed in May 2025 that breaking RSA-2048 might take fewer than a million qubits, a twentyfold cut from his own 2019 figure.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Videos on Iranian social media showed many women at the cafes flouting mandatory veiling laws, and crowds mixing freely.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

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The June warning about Nasdaq’s new fast-entry rules also materialized, and faster than expected.

— Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
One of the crossovers that hasn’t materialized yet in the Spiderverse is Tom Holland‘s Spider-Man and Tom Hardy‘s Venom, but Amy Pascal still has hope.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 July 2026

Definition of materialized

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Quixotic aerialists twisted, turned and unfolded above the crowd, using flowing fabric and butterfly-inspired movements to mirror the creatures being celebrated.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Thaw the dough just until it can be unfolded, then immediately cut.

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

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