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
  • West Point implemented a rule in early 2025 that sought to bar civilian and military professors from publishing papers, speaking at conferences or appearing on podcasts without seeking approval from superiors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Custom firmware packages The development scene around the FM-1 is exploding, and new options are appearing all the time.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of appearing
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Chinese state media released footage showing an H-6K launching a YJ-21 hypersonic anti-ship missile.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The briefing also covers an analysis from The Post showing that six in 10 families can’t afford the basic cost of living in the battleground districts.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of showing
Verb
  • Anudike-Uzomah was merely a two-star recruit coming out of Lee’s Summit.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Detroit also has the preparation advantage coming out of its bye.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of coming out
Verb
  • The Ohio artist’s first album in four years is paranoid, indulgent, and theatrical, unfolding like a dark romantasy novel.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and several commissioners criticized the plan for linking county government with a video game that revels in violence unfolding in a fictional Miami.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfolding
Verb
  • The flooding is just the latest from two months of on-and-off heavy rain caused by tropical moisture coming ashore from the Pacific.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The flooding is just the latest episode in two months of on-and-off heavy rain in the region caused by tropical moisture coming ashore from the Pacific.
    — Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • That complexity is exactly what AI agents are built to streamline, which is why travel keeps surfacing as the showcase use case for the technology.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Official images are just now surfacing for the Air Jordan 6 White Infrared, coming long after reports of the shoe’s return first began circulating and later than leaks usually allow.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of surfacing
Verb
  • The looming question mark of a Super Bowl Halftime Show performance hung in the air at SoFi on Saturday night.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Four days later, with a ground invasion of Gaza looming, Netanyahu asked Eisenkot to join a small war cabinet.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of looming
Verb
  • The Jets have dropped two straight games to fall to 2-5, turning up the heat on coach Aaron Glenn.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • While Aguilera is no stranger to turning up the heat online, the singer has also pushed back against scrutiny of her appearance.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of turning up
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