1
as in emerging
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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as in rising
to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below
a submarine surfaced on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier
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Recent Examples of surfacing
What themes are surfacing in your work, your relationships, or your inner life?
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
Missile crews are reportedly reluctant to leave cover, desertions are increasing, refusals to obey orders are surfacing, and American and Israeli forces continue hunting launchers daily.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
There will also be ballast and surfacing work and reduce the risk of derailments.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
The gadget, called the AI Workmate, is intended to plug into business environments, recognizing users by their appearance and voice and surfacing pertinent information.
—Vlad Savov, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
Missile crews are reportedly reluctant to leave cover, desertions are increasing, refusals to obey orders are surfacing, and American and Israeli forces continue hunting launchers daily.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
There will also be ballast and surfacing work and reduce the risk of derailments.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
The gadget, called the AI Workmate, is intended to plug into business environments, recognizing users by their appearance and voice and surfacing pertinent information.
—Vlad Savov, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfacing
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There’s also no radiation emerging from it at all, either.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Amid social media’s reckoning, however, artificial intelligence chatbots are emerging as the next frontier in the fight to make technology safer for young people.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Tensions are rising nationally as the military operation in Iran continues and ICE officers appear in airports.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Carr acknowledged the rising cost and sometimes inconvenient nature of sports streaming are frustrating fans, arguing the drawbacks ultimately outweigh the benefits.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ranching on the borderlands of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico is seasoned with challenges arising from the whims of nature.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Major problems arising from hallucinating AI coding software could snowball into catastrophe at many other firms as well.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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These are not naturally occurring like land and labor.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Beneath it all, naturally occurring glacial ice a mile deep sparkles like a cache of diamonds.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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What is happening here is human destruction.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The mental health system is largely crisis-driven, with interventions happening in response to an emergency need.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The season ends with Sandra appearing threatening, and Maddie left to confront a dangerous new reality.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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Cyrus and Hemsworth dated on and off for years after appearing together in the movie The Last Song.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Surfacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfacing. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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