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as in emerged
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly
no information regarding the stolen car has surfaced since the police found it abandoned on a country road
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Recent Examples of surfaced
Casa Amor participant Alannah Keyser will no longer appear on Season 8, Peacock has confirmed, after videos surfaced on social media of her singing along to the n-word in a song.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Concerns first surfaced about the safety of the solar panels following an August 2024 fire on the same roof, which was quickly extinguished by firefighters at the time, a source close to the Los Angeles Fire Department told CBS News.
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Josh Boswell,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Casa Amor’s Alannah Keyser is the latest Love Island contestant to get fired after a video surfaced of her allegedly using the N-word.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
In May, Reuters reported that a Sudanese RSF commander who had been arrested after videos surfaced of him executing people in El Fasher was released from prison and is back on the battlefield, back to active duty.
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Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
Huber’s research surfaced a connection between heavy screen exposure and how his body was responding to environmental triggers.
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Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
However, shortly after entering the villa, a video of her lip-syncing to a song surfaced online where she is seen using the n-word.
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Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
After news of the legal complaint surfaced however, the company seemed to change its tune.
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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
24 June 2026
The Lever, which surfaced the record, notes the filings are too vague to tie Boafo personally to that contract, and his campaign casts him as a consistent ICE opponent.
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Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Concerns first surfaced about the safety of the solar panels following an August 2024 fire on the same roof, which was quickly extinguished by firefighters at the time, a source close to the Los Angeles Fire Department told CBS News.
—
Josh Boswell,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Casa Amor’s Alannah Keyser is the latest Love Island contestant to get fired after a video surfaced of her allegedly using the N-word.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
In May, Reuters reported that a Sudanese RSF commander who had been arrested after videos surfaced of him executing people in El Fasher was released from prison and is back on the battlefield, back to active duty.
—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
Huber’s research surfaced a connection between heavy screen exposure and how his body was responding to environmental triggers.
—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
However, shortly after entering the villa, a video of her lip-syncing to a song surfaced online where she is seen using the n-word.
—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
After news of the legal complaint surfaced however, the company seemed to change its tune.
—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
24 June 2026
The Lever, which surfaced the record, notes the filings are too vague to tie Boafo personally to that contract, and his campaign casts him as a consistent ICE opponent.
—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfaced
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Friday’s group game falls on Seattle’s Pride weekend, a scheduling quirk that emerged only after December’s draw pitted the two Muslim-majority countries against each other.
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Free to be me Over and over the word freedom emerged as the key to happiness.
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Serious legal questions also arose as to whether ESG violated fiduciary duty laws and if DEI is discriminatory.
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The yoke arose from an inflection point.
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There are dozens of examples of major studio properties that had what appeared to be an easy path to profitability.
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From the ground and the air, however, little appeared to have changed Monday morning.
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Rabbitt said investigators believe the deaths occurred entirely inside Steadman's apartment and that, based on the evidence collected so far, there is no indication anyone from outside the family was involved.
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The lawsuit alleges Daniell was never informed the transfer had occurred and continued working on the project after ownership of the property had changed.
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This year, that refill never happened.
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Martinez has shared a different version of what happened.
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“Surfaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfaced. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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