resurface
verb (used with object)
to give a new surface to.
was resurfacing
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past progressiveof resurface.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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By then, a second, older, more obscure conflict was resurfacing, conflated in social media and online commentary in the U.S. with Boko Haram.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
That board’s decision led to the creation of the Anti-Mask League, a sign that resistance to masks was resurfacing as cities tried to reimpose orders to wear them when infections returned.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2020
When I was with her, all this stuff was resurfacing, and her issues became our issues.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2011
