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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
There’s no denying the truths surfacing either way, which may result in you feeling drained by the co-dependency of it all.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Renae Whissel/Newsweek Jack Wells, 30, told Newsweek from the rooftop overlooking Manhattan that dating has shifted noticeably under the new administration, with politics surfacing earlier in conversation and carrying more weight than before.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Across the many predictions surfacing are themes of imagination, glamour, and nostalgia, which often signal a yearn for escapism due to unstable political and economic times.
—Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
The Alphabet company announced the Pixel 10 family of smartphones, saying the devices can use Google’s AI to do smart tasks, like quickly surfacing the address of an Airbnb when someone sends a text asking for it.
—Jennifer Elias,kif Leswing, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Renae Whissel/Newsweek Jack Wells, 30, told Newsweek from the rooftop overlooking Manhattan that dating has shifted noticeably under the new administration, with politics surfacing earlier in conversation and carrying more weight than before.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Across the many predictions surfacing are themes of imagination, glamour, and nostalgia, which often signal a yearn for escapism due to unstable political and economic times.
—Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
The Alphabet company announced the Pixel 10 family of smartphones, saying the devices can use Google’s AI to do smart tasks, like quickly surfacing the address of an Airbnb when someone sends a text asking for it.
—Jennifer Elias,kif Leswing, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
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Though Thornton suffered a season-ending leg injury days after the All-Star break, Golden State has remained competitive, with guard Veronica Burton emerging as a front-runner for the league’s Most Improved Player of the Year award, as well as a candidate for an All-WNBA team.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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County waste managers and leaders hope proposals from emerging companies will help residents better understand how to sort waste properly and reduce landfill use.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Macron alone cannot be blamed for the rising far-right, which is on the march across the West.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Older adults must factor in rising costs for Medicare Part B premiums, which would be announced later in 2025.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The late-night format is confronting a variety of challenges, many of them arising from the internet.—
Chris Almeida,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025
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And, the lack of interruption equated to more in-depth agendas and a significant dip in late-arising health concerns.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Zurzuvae is a synthetic form of allopregnanolone, a naturally occurring neurosteroid that derives from the hormone progesterone.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The second is occurring between Ukraine's security partners.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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After the mysterious deaths of the two diamondback rattlesnakes, Cardwell dug up temperature data from a 20-year-old study in the Mojave Desert to help develop a mathematical model for measuring what might be happening inside the desert burrows.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kehl went unit to unit checking for unlocked doors before happening upon the Ferrell’s condo on the 34th floor, police say.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a voicemail unwittingly left on Thomas’ phone, a male and a female are heard talking while appearing to move something heavy.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Scientists hail cancer breakthroughs Scientists are hailing promising breakthroughs in the fight against cancer, with one new therapy appearing to kill tumors without damaging healthy flesh.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Surfacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfacing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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