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
  • Children, including some as young as 1, are appearing before immigration judges alone because of administration disruptions to legal services.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Dominican Republic native spent the 2026 season with the Mets organization, appearing in nine games for New York and playing in 65 games for Triple-A Syracuse.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of appearing
Verb
  • But Kansans also elected a moderate Democrat to the governor's office, then reelected her in that same time period, showing the state is not a Republican stronghold at all levels.
    — Grace Hills, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Supporters at Roy’s watch party at the downtown Audio Graph brewery erupted in cheers when the first batch of results dropped, showing Roy doubling up McKinney’s early vote total.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of showing
Verb
  • Darrel Grubbs, of Schererville, is considered a core volunteer for Habitat, coming out on a regular basis to help build homes.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Nicholson has taken a break from the spotlight, with his last movie coming out in 2010.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of coming out
Verb
  • From early starts to days unfolding in offices, studios and city streets, the campaign brings together Hoka’s focus on comfort, performance and movement with Marni’s creative approach to personal style.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The unrest is unfolding as France’s campaign to choose Macron’s successor gathers pace, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen leading the race.
    — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of unfolding
Verb
  • Important this year is the image of the brilliant yellow daffodil, of which the city plans to plant 250,000 bulbs in the coming months.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • This time around, their performance arrived on the tail of North American and European legs of their Reality Awaits tour, which will bring them to Mexico, South America, and Australia in the coming months.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • The royal family continues to dominate headlines, with new stories surfacing every day.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026
  • However, Google's search engine is competing directly with ChatGPT and Claude by surfacing more results through AI Overviews and AI Mode, where users primarily get summaries rather than links to other sites.
    — Ari Levy, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of surfacing
Verb
  • Trump looming over the entire ticket this year increased the map’s poison for conservatives, and no one was immune.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Time may finally be up for Butker in Kansas City with Justin Tucker looming.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of looming
Verb
  • In 2001, he was fired from MTV UK after turning up to work dressed as Osama bin Laden two days after the September 11 terror attacks.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Chore jackets, garden clogs and barn coats are turning up on city sidewalks as allotmentcore gains attention as an emerging fashion trend in 2026.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of turning up
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