OUTCROPS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

outcrops

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present tense third-person singular of outcrop

as in surfaces

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Manifest surfaces Machado’s team soon learned that information about one of the charter flights had circulated outside the group.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
The value appears when the team actually surfaces, tests and integrates what different people know.

— Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took to the social platform X on Sunday to urge people in Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Michoacan to stay sheltered until the government issues a notification that the danger has passed.

— Fernando Llano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
The State Department currently issues passport books in 26- and 50-page versions, but the redesign will replace those choices with a single 38-page book.

— Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026

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The agreement comes as electricity demand rises across the United States, driven partly by expanding data centers, manufacturing and electrification.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Dyerville Loop Road begins along the Eel River in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, then rises into the foothills of Humboldt County, California before dropping back down to the river near Fort Seward.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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