RESURFACING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

resurfacing

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present participle of resurface

as in reappearing

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The justices are appearing before a House appropriations panel as the court seeks millions of dollars to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the judiciary.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Prescott was a fixture in the voting, appearing on nearly 75% of ballots with a healthy number of top-five votes.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

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His views are contradicted by scores of studies showing vaccines have saved millions of lives and prevented long-term health problems from common diseases, while side-effects remain relatively rare.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
In 2024, Wall asked for invoices showing fee details for work performed by attorney Tim Davis and the firms he was employed by while serving as counsel for Grapevine-Colleyville’s school board.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

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Iraq wants permission to produce a record 5 million barrels a day coming out of the war, with a long-term aim of getting production up to 7 million barrels a day, Bloomberg reported.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Here are five new ones coming out this summer, including four by Atlanta authors ranging from veteran megaseller Karin Slaughter to up-and-comer Frank Reddy.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of coming out

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Advertisement But once game time kicked off, Wahl would have made a point of paying close attention to the action unfolding, to prepare his piece on the game.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 10 July 2026
On the day of the party, my husband and I were up early, arranging tables and unfolding chairs.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of unfolding

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Beyond California, scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers in the coming weeks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Over the coming days, he is expected to meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss Russia's war.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Definition of coming

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The past is still present throughout, sometimes surfacing in very particular ways.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
The aerospace expansion aims to produce high-performance structural adhesives and surfacing products for commercial aerospace and space exploration.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Definition of surfacing

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Fortuitously, the small kiosk where Gil was encased acted as a kind of buffer, offering some measure of protection from the accumulation of debris looming above.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
With reports of a looming offer sheet prepared for Mintyukov, Verbeek had to decide on locking up his young defenseman, considering trading him or taking the compensation in not matching the number Mintyukov would have signed at.

— Eric Stephens, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of looming

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There were early concerns people weren’t turning up for the event because of the high ticket prices and the difficulty of obtaining visas for citizens of some countries.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
The alligator that became a sensation in Chicago after turning up in a Humboldt Park lagoon last month is healthy and enjoying the good life in sunny Florida, keepers at his new home said.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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