outcropping

present participle of outcrop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcropping
Verb
  • These tariffs threaten to kneecap an emerging sector of innovation around the world, that is, for the first time, using traditional startup strategies and pathways to innovate, scale and grow.
    Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This shift represents a fundamental change in how professional development happens, with corporations taking direct responsibility for credentialing workers in emerging technologies.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Macron alone cannot be blamed for the rising far-right, which is on the march across the West.
    Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Older adults must factor in rising costs for Medicare Part B premiums, which would be announced later in 2025.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite reports surfacing before Sunday's game that the Giants had worked up a package of plays for Jaxson Dart, the rookie QB didn't see the field with New York playing from behind for three-and-a-half quarters.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But the meeting soon became a critical venue for surfacing and solving problems and, where possible, removing barriers.
    Nelson P. Repenning, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kīlauea on Hawaii resumed erupting on Tuesday, shooting lava fountains up to 500 feet into the air for over 13 hours.
    Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • While on the Croisette, the producers got an alert about volcanoes erupting in Iceland.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some teams look fantastic before melting down within a few weeks (2024 New Orleans Saints) and others can get off to a rough start before blossoming within the first two months (2024 Washington Commanders).
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • After blossoming into a superstar-level talent on the defensive side of the field in Dallas, Parsons will now play out his prime as a member of the Packers.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The late-night format is confronting a variety of challenges, many of them arising from the internet.
    Chris Almeida, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
  • And, the lack of interruption equated to more in-depth agendas and a significant dip in late-arising health concerns.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The peak of hurricane season is here, and activity could soon ramp up, despite the relative quiet currently occurring in the tropics, according to meteorologists.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Although they’re typically associated with adults 65 and older, Fonseca is part of a growing trend where more strokes are occurring in younger people.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new trailer offers glimpses of Candy’s upbringing in Toronto, as well as his earliest screen roles before breaking out in 1980s hits Stripes, National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Spaceballs (1987) and more — including 1987's Planes, Trains and Automobiles, which inspired the documentary's title.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Without breaking out of the Vulcan mode, Oswalt nicely conveys the character’s unlikely charisma.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Outcropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcropping. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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