- present participle of surface.
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Origin of surfacing
Vocabulary lists containing surfacing
Example Sentences
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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
Somewhere in the North Atlantic, the floats will keep diving, drifting and surfacing - measuring a circulation that is still moving, still mysterious, and still capable of surprise.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Chunks of Trump’s beloved “American flag blue” paint job are surfacing.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Instead of surfacing web results, the new Siri can actually answer your question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
The wine was steaming and bubbling, and it came to Tristran then—the information surfacing from some long-forgotten fairy tale or piece of children's lore—that a unicorn's horn was proof against...
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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