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
  • Suspended Trooper Christopher Regan, caught on camera appearing to pummel a fellow Statie at a Quincy bar, has waived this week’s show-cause hearing and will be arraigned next month on a single assault and battery charge.
    — Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The exchange quickly got testy, with Mack appearing to misremember or disagree with most of Reddington's questions.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of appearing
Verb
  • And with oil prices showing no sign of returning to pre-Iran war levels this year, pressure is increasing on the Fed to combat that sticky inflation by raising interest rates at its next policy-setting meeting in September.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
  • An investor gazes at a share price board showing various stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 25, 2015.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of showing
Verb
  • Fifth-round selection Jaden Dugger is still a raw product coming out of Louisiana, but the 6-foot-4, 240-pound linebacker is getting opportunities in practice to try his hand at a variety of spots.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • One of the hottest debates in the energy industry right now is how much oil is actually coming out of the Persian Gulf, and the answer could determine how long the Iran war lasts.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming out
Verb
  • In this particular case, one of many currently unfolding across the country, 19th Judicial District Court Judge Will Jorden in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, granted the plaintiffs a temporary restraining order in their lawsuit against the NCAA.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Television networks had broadcast the unfolding hostage situation live, and the violent end captivated the American public.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfolding
Verb
  • That may still be the case in the coming weeks, but the second episode of HBO’s Lanterns makes for a fairly solid (if simple and straightforward) follow-up with some wildly entertaining moments.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But the war in Ukraine has been coming ever closer to home for many Russians, hitting them squarely in the pocketbooks.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • The earnings announcement was fortuitously timed, coming just as reports were surfacing of high-level OpenAI employees joining the company.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The internal documents and testimony surfacing in Oakland, including evidence about Meta’s own research on young users and its lawyers’ handling of those findings, will now remain only partially visible.
    — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of surfacing
Verb
  • Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts with one preseason game remaining and a host of roster moves looming.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • With a quarterback decision looming, Saturday reinforced that the Browns have been living in denial.
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of looming
Verb
  • But keeping horses cool isn’t simply a matter of turning up the AC.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The result has been that many properties affected by disasters are turning up outside FEMA's floodplains.
    — Laura Sullivan, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of turning up
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“Resurfacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resurfacing. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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