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noun

Definition of surfacesnext
plural of surface
as in exteriors
an outer part or layer the surface of just about everything in the kitchen was covered with soot after we put the grease fire out

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surfaces

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verb

present tense third-person singular of surface
1
as in emerges
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly no information regarding the stolen car has surfaced since the police found it abandoned on a country road

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as in rises
to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below a submarine surfaced on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier

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  1. exteriors
  2. emerges
  3. rises
  4. arises
  5. occurs
  6. happens
  7. appears
Noun
  • The reader is made to cut beneath the surface in the story’s progression, to move from the world of exteriors to the world of spiritual depth.
    Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Higher-end models feature induction heating, luxe-looking stainless-steel exteriors, and specialized settings for brown rice, congee, oatmeal, multigrain blends, and more.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of exteriors
Verb
  • Philips later emerges from a bedroom in tears.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • What emerges is a sophisticated new map of influence.
    Moira Forbes, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of emerges
Verb
  • What To See During The Major Lunar Standstill During a major lunar standstill, the moon rises and sets at its most extreme northerly and southerly positions on the east and west horizons, respectively.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Criminologists point out that the reasons why crime rises and falls are complex, with police data offering only a snapshot in time.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of rises
Verb
  • Getting an audience to trust you and to connect with the authenticity of content and the people who deliver it must similarly be earned, cannot be taken for granted, and often arises in unexpected ways.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Specific State Anticompetitive Market Distortions A separate sort of problem arises from specific government regulatory schemes that distort markets, often by imposing economically unjustified burdens on competitors.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of arises
Verb
  • Women who engage solely with free content rarely reach the actionable stages of the process, where real change occurs.
    Shay Levister, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Historically, the first freeze typically occurs in late October to early November, but this year’s delay signals a shift in seasonal patterns as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts a transition to a relatively weak La Niña.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of occurs
Verb
  • The court has given Mangione 14 days to file for writ of habeas corpus and another hearing will be scheduled if that happens.
    Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
  • What happens in Africa directly affects the United States and the world.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of happens
Verb
  • The Wizard of Oz Effect In the movie The Wizard of Oz, there’s a scene where the protagonist, Dorothy, and her band of misfits are seeking the great and powerful Oz, an amorphous wizard who appears as a phantom atop an explosion of smoke.
    Steve Tengler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While the rate of consumers 60 days or more behind on their auto loan payments appears to be ebbing, not so for the balances consumers are carrying on their credit cards.
    Ed Garsten, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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