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present participle of surface
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1
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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2
to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below
- a submarine surfaced on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier
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