resurfacing

verb

present participle of resurface
as in reappearing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurfacing
  1. appearing
  2. showing
  3. coming out
  4. unfolding
  5. coming
  6. surfacing
  7. looming
  8. turning up
Verb
  • We’re thrilled to announce the second edition of the Dogue competition, which will see one lucky pup land their very own digital Dogue cover—appearing alongside some of our favorite celebrity canines on August 18, 2026.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 28 July 2026
  • The Israeli military also published footage appearing to show its troops at Beaufort Castle, a strategic hilltop fortress, during an advance through villages in southern Lebanon.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of appearing
Verb
  • The minimum sustainability standards CPHFW introduced in 2020 were ahead of their time, forcing brands to tackle their environmental and social impacts in order to continue showing on schedule.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 31 July 2026
  • But when inspectors asked for documentation showing the Department of Buildings had approved their use, the contractor did not provide it, the agency said.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of showing
Verb
  • On top of that, the carrier’s earnings are still hamstrung from its $35 billion debt load though American has slashed that from around a $54 billion peak coming out of the pandemic, with balance sheet improvement a major priority.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • The reliever has been simplifying his pitch mix when coming out of the bullpen, yet this relief appearance looked more like one of his starts.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of coming out
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  • The blaze in Spokane County is unfolding during a wildfire year that so far has been historically destructive across the United States.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Artificial intelligence, demographic shifts, geopolitical competition, changing workforce expectations, new models of learning, and evolving public expectations are no longer unfolding sequentially.
    — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfolding
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  • But Morningstar analyst Jing Jie Yu cautions in a July report that the Chinese company might not attract many customers abroad, with demand still coming mostly from home markets.
    — Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The fear is that those chains will keep coming, and eventually drown out places like Humaideh’s.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • They were built for infrastructure, surfacing server-side signals after the fact.
    — Jim Douglas, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In the hours that followed, footage of the panicked scenes that followed began surfacing on social media.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of surfacing
Verb
  • The ordinance must move through hearings, survive a hard budget season and win a majority of a council where skeptics remain — all with elections looming.
    — Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • With the season opener in Australia against the Rams looming, nobody truly knows when Shanahan will be back full-time.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Definition of looming
Verb
  • His songs have become part of the American soundtrack, turning up in movies, television, commercials and countless high school graduation videos.
    — Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • Will the person in charge please stop turning up Earth’s thermostat.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of turning up
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