RESURFACED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

resurfaced

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past tense of resurface

as in reappeared

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The 16-year-old girl who was steering the bicycle — which appeared to be a Citi Bike in footage shared by ABC7 Eyewitness News — sustained injuries to her leg and was hospitalized, per the NYPD.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Until the Houthis’ intervention, the oil situation had appeared just about manageable, thanks to Red Sea exports and the US shepherding vessels through Hormuz; oil shipments there are now at roughly a third of pre-war levels.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeared

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In years past, department statistics showed at least a third of all police shootings involved someone with obvious signs of emotional distress.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
In the demo, Meta showed people wearing the glasses while watching an NBA game and multitasking between applications.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of showed

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Several ambitious transportation systems The Boring Company previously promoted have not materialized.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
But an independent review of the Russian-language document, along with subsequent public reporting, shows that a number of initiatives described in the roadmap later advanced or materialized.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of materialized

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Now, the Broad Street Bullies came out on top in this one, 2-0, but that wasn't the story.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Leo’s position won him points with some Parisans opposed to Trump’s policies who came out in droves to celebrate the first official state visit by a pope in 18 years.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of came out

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Significant moment for konpa Larivière’s tour has unfolded at a particularly significant moment for konpa, which was created in 1955 by Haitian saxophonist and bandleader Nemours Jean-Baptiste and marked its 70th birthday last year.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
In the paper, the team reconstructed how the collapse of the Hunga volcano unfolded.

— Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

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