on the surface

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: to all outward appearances

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Island manzanita and chamise, for example, develop deep root systems that can survive fires on the surface and resprout from the base. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Easiest to make out are the large round craters created by ancient impacts on the surface of Mars. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The next two puzzles seem, on the surface, to have nothing to do with the first two. — Dana MacKenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026 Ascomycetes don’t always sprout traditional mushrooms, but release their spores from tiny, sac-like structures inside or on the surface of such fruiting bodies instead. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the surface

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“On the surface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20surface. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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