outcropping

verb

Definition of outcroppingnext
present participle of outcrop
as in emerging

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcropping
  1. emerging
  2. rising
  3. surfacing
  4. erupting
  5. blossoming
  6. arising
  7. occurring
  8. breaking out
Verb
  • Historic tourist destinations are also emerging as the next frontier for high-end luxury retail.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • According to Target, the new Beauty Studio will offer a shopping experience centered on prestige beauty, featuring more than 80 global and emerging brands, including more than 60 that will be new to Target customers.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of emerging
Verb
  • The bank said capacity constraints and rising competition are weighing on ASML, but that the stock remains a top pick.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Alexandria Eala, a rising global superstar, draws a new Filipino fanbase.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of rising
Verb
  • The Silver Medallion has become one of the awards season’s more dependable leading indicators, its honorees surfacing in the Oscar race with striking regularity.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Puka Nacua was on track to become the NFL’s next $150 million receiver until his offseason went sideways, with new abuse allegations surfacing as the league reviews his conduct.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of surfacing
Verb
  • Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Triton’s nitrogen geyser system Voyager 2 observed at least four dark plumes erupting from Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, during its 1989 flyby.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of erupting
Verb
  • Now the extraordinary, blossoming Matisse faces in the direction of the original site for which it was designed, like a living memory.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Angels also would prefer not to replace Soriano from a blossoming corps of young arms.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of blossoming
Verb
  • The Manhattan Federal Court action filed by the British former socialite in December argued that new information arising in related lawsuits and the government’s trove of investigative files on Epstein proved her imprisonment was unlawful.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Criticizing the problems of inflation and issues arising from the war is not consistent with the slogans of some.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of arising
Verb
  • El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, one of the most powerful naturally occurring climate patterns on Earth, the WMO said.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The woman was under the influence but remained conscious and aware of what was occurring, according to the affidavit.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of occurring
Verb
  • The dispute led to a fight breaking out, during which police allege 47-year-old Victor Rivera Hartford stabbed Tellado.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But there’s a universal element that all young adult actors must contend with — breaking out of the space.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaking out
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“Outcropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcropping. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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