resurfacing

verb

present participle of resurface
as in reappearing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resurfacing
  1. appearing
  2. showing
  3. coming out
  4. unfolding
  5. coming
  6. surfacing
  7. looming
  8. turning up
Verb
  • Armstrong, appearing in his first NFL game as a rookie out of Cincinnati, hauled in a catch with an athletic play over the middle for 13 yards and a first down.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Among Torrey’s art collection, photographer Wolfgang Tillmans is a favorite, appearing both in his home and at his offices.
    — Gay Gassmann, Architectural Digest, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of appearing
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  • Frieze London will mark his third fair this year after last showing at one in January 2020.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Al Hassan remembers showing a group of visitors TAMM’s feature for taking pictures and reporting potholes.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of showing
Verb
  • Husky fans are coming out, and the team is playing some good football.
    — Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • So, my character is just coming out of jail and able to be in the tournament with the rest of them.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of coming out
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  • Beneath the authoritarian entrenchment, another history has been unfolding.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The immigration debate is unfolding alongside a broader political contest over the direction of Doral’s government.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfolding
Verb
  • In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Rice could return in the coming week after suffering a strained hamstring.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • For decades, the seabirds have pecked at whales surfacing to breathe, gorging on their skin and blubber.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • By adapting delivery routes as climate and conflict conditions change, the tool could cut cost per child by 25% while surfacing 10 to 20% more children.
    — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of surfacing
Verb
  • The looming fear of job loss hangs over an entire generation.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • And looming over the offseason in general is the possibility of a lockout.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of looming
Verb
  • Months later, the models were turning up weaknesses no one had spotted before.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The straighter, skinnier pants on the catwalks the last few seasons are now turning up on the streets.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of turning up
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