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• present participle of surface.

surfacing

American  

[sur-fuh-sing] / ˈsɜr fə sɪŋ /

noun

1. the action or process of giving a finished surface to something.

2. the material with which something is surfaced.

3. the act or an instance of rising to the surface of a body of water.

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Etymology

Origin of surfacing

First recorded in 1855–60; surface + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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surfacing

“People who went through this would say, ‘I have seen this movie before,’” Feng Gu, an accounting professor at the University of Buffalo, told MarketWatch last week after reports of the Marvell-Lumentum deal began surfacing.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Despite its enormous size, the fast-swimming creature is elusive and spends much of its life in the open ocean and often surfacing only briefly before disappearing beneath the waves.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Grain-the dominant growth engine for both carriers through 2026-should remain healthy in absolute terms, but fade rapidly in terms of outsized growth contribution, increasing the importance of replacement growth surfacing elsewhere,” the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Following the video surfacing, Galliano apologized, went to rehab, and, over the last few years, experienced a brand resurgence that some would call a whitewashing.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Emerging from prayer is like surfacing from underwater.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

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