as in exteriors
an outer part or layer
the surface of just about everything in the kitchen was covered with soot after we put the grease fire out
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as in emerges
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 surfaces
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Curad Alcohol Prep Pads From airplane tray tables to hotel remotes, germy surfaces are everywhere when traveling.
—Gabriela Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
The restaurant’s employees lacked food safety knowledge in several areas, including holding temperatures and proper sanitizing of food contact surfaces.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Vedenin explained that the Baltic Sea lacks natural hard surfaces.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Nonfood-contact surfaces have accumulation of soil.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Avoid sidewalks and other hard surfaces as much as possible to avoid waste.
—Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Research on employee retention surfaces the same recurring themes, including growth opportunities, benefits, and recognition.
—Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More recently, though, its presence has broadened — the track now surfaces across posts expressing all kinds of emotions and drama.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
This question surfaces every August with the release of the preseason poll.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Bar soaps contain talc and fatty acids that leave a residue on your shower’s surfaces that can be hard to remove.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Curad Alcohol Prep Pads From airplane tray tables to hotel remotes, germy surfaces are everywhere when traveling.
—Gabriela Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
The restaurant’s employees lacked food safety knowledge in several areas, including holding temperatures and proper sanitizing of food contact surfaces.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Vedenin explained that the Baltic Sea lacks natural hard surfaces.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Nonfood-contact surfaces have accumulation of soil.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Avoid sidewalks and other hard surfaces as much as possible to avoid waste.
—Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Research on employee retention surfaces the same recurring themes, including growth opportunities, benefits, and recognition.
—Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Hinson’s group empowers women leaders to do this via the Power Archetype Index, a diagnostic framework that surfaces unconscious leadership patterns and provides women with a personal roadmap of the four factors that underpin impact.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More recently, though, its presence has broadened — the track now surfaces across posts expressing all kinds of emotions and drama.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
This question surfaces every August with the release of the preseason poll.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfaces
Noun
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Hays amassed land records and deeds, photos of interiors and exteriors of houses, and called to the stand an electricity expert to describe what low kilowatt usage might suggest about whether someone lives in a house or not.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Jordan served as a stand-in for Middle Eastern exteriors during key scenes in the true-crime drama of John Paul Getty III’s kidnapping.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On the palate, ripe stone fruit plum, apricot, and cherry emerges alongside notes of Bananas Foster and creamy vanilla, finishing with sweet oak.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pruning to get rid of dead wood and to shape the shrubs should be done from late February to mid-March, before new growth emerges.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Joseph of Egypt tells the Old Testament story about Joseph (Adam Hamshi), who, betrayed by jealous brothers, defies all expectations and rises to incredible power in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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By midweek, the push was already visible on multiple fronts.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The San Francisco 49ers began the year with one of the more intimidating defensive fronts in the NFL.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The state law's sole location requirement is that the facilities must be within 30 miles of a hospital to ensure access to a higher level of care in case the need arises.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The political resonance of his project arises not from an explicit statement of values but from a tender demonstration of complex, undeniable humanity.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chronic urticaria occurs when hives are caused by certain environmental or physical factors, whereas chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) isn’t triggered by external factors.—
Maggie Ryan,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sunscald occurs most often on plants located along a wall with an intense southern or western exposure.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But let’s see what happens when Mississippi State takes its show on the road in a game of significance (sorry, Southern Miss).—
Matt Hayes,
USA TODAY,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His comments come as the right-wing party Reform UK appears to be leading in the polls.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Democrats’ most visible strategy appears to be trying to bum a few bucks from the grassroots—when the grassroots’ greatest power is in protest, boycott, and other unified mobilization efforts.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Surfaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfaces. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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