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
  • An agreement between Tehran and Washington is yet to materialize, with prospects for a deal appearing to deteriorate over the weekend.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Crude has surged more than 10% over the past week, with the United States and Iran appearing no closer to a deal on the crucial waterway despite upbeat comments from the White House earlier in the month.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of appearing
Verb
  • The family involved in a viral video showing a confrontation with Royse City police was allowed to review dash‑camera and body‑camera footage from the incident for the first time Thursday.
    — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • From the 12-yard line, Williams got off the line of scrimmage with ease, showing his ability to release quickly.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of showing
Verb
  • Wright said that on August 8, total oil coming out of the Gulf exceeded that 20-million-barrel mark.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Bedbugs are sometimes called the vampires of the insect world — hiding during the day and coming out at night to feast on human blood.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming out
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  • That repression is unfolding alongside the severe aid cuts, with overall humanitarian funding for Afghanistan falling nearly 70 percent since 2022.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The current outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo Ebola virus, is unfolding in some of the most challenging conditions imaginable.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfolding
Verb
  • For the first time, two worlds—once separated—are coming face to face, not through screams, but through laughter.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Game time is coming more regularly now for the 16-year-old, having racked up almost 50 percent of his senior career minutes since the start of May.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming
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  • While designers and merchants remain in control of strategic decisions, AI enhances their expertise by analyzing demand signals, surfacing insights and recommending actions that humans can evaluate.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • All were cut after the preseason, with Martinez instead surfacing on their practice squad.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of surfacing
Verb
  • Even though the oil market continues to run at a deficit, the more oil that comes out of the strait, the longer the market can stave off a looming tipping point at which its reserves become insufficient to supply the world with enough oil.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Columbine boss says the sense of looming retirement that crept into his head during the 2023 championship season has waned.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of looming
Verb
  • The result has been that many properties affected by disasters are turning up outside FEMA's floodplains.
    — Laura Sullivan, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the legal-services groups under the expired contract are trying to figure out how to continue to represent their existing clients despite the lack of funds, all while new unaccompanied minors detained by ICE are turning up in shelters.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of turning up
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