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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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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Recent Examples of surfaces
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
Outdoor Surfaces Magic Erasers are also very useful for outdoor surfaces.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Now based in New York City, his first Texas solo museum show, staged at The Contemporary, revealed not only magnificently smooth objects seemingly beguiled from wood, with enough thorny surfaces to remind the viewer of the complicated life of the immigrant today.
—Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
The latter can be more sensitive to movement and are best suited for shiny surfaces such as glass tables.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The virus survives on surfaces for days and is highly contagious.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Attack these surfaces separately for best results.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
Predominantly six-sided patterns such as those on sharks and rays are a classic way to efficiently cover curved surfaces, for instance.
—Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2026
Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Dec. 2025
Populism in all its guises surfaces problems but rarely solves them.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The series is technically a prequel to 2017's It and 2019's It Chapter Two, which were adapted from Stephen King's 1986 epic novel about Derry, Maine, a small town being terrorized by an ancient, child-devouring evil that surfaces every 27 years.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
So, when news surfaces that the company is considering a sale and that two of its board members may be bidders, Starboard is doing what any good activist would do and making sure there is a fair process to maximize value for shareholders.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
The film, which as of this September was still incomplete, according to The New Yorker, surfaces footage from a 1972 reunion of figures from the Harlem Renaissance, which gathered passionate and creative minds with nuanced and critical insights into race, politics, art, and more.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2025
Eventually, this peripatetic journey—between the lived and the researched; between Africa, Canada and India; and between the present and the historical—also surfaces unexpected types of kinship.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
But word often quickly surfaces as to whether a San Diego carrier will be going to the Indo-Pacific or the Middle East.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
That’s why experts urge parents to have conversations with their children on how to identify these trends—as well as strategies for managing social media when this content inevitably surfaces.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
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If natural light isn't sufficient, install grow lights or use reflective surfaces.
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Orchestrator then surfaces its insights to Joule, so the human operator can make decisions on issues in natural language.
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The rice had a satisfying crunch with a tahdig-like texture, and the chicken and veggies were juicy with crispy exteriors.—
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Other commended airports at the 2025 Prix Versailles included Marseille Provence Airport Terminal 1 in France for its interiors, and Portland International Airport Main Terminal in Oregon for its exteriors.—
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Prosecutors have described the Survivors’ Act as a narrow tool, relevant only when new evidence emerges, a view sharply at odds with findings from the Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.—
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Georgina Campbell and Joe Keery star as employees of a self-storage facility on top of a former military base, from whence a killer fungus emerges one night.—
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At Sainte-Chapelle, the ticket rises to 22 euros for visitors from outside those countries, versus 16 euros for those within them, according to heritage officials.—
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Marital discord rises amid the chaos of the holidays.—
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Impressively, Newcastle have reached mid-January still fighting — and, in a roundabout way, even (arguably) thriving — on all four fronts, albeit in a non-linear and rarely convincing fashion.—
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Where this cold front originates matters, as Pacific fronts typically don’t bring sharply cooler weather to Austin.—
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In the story, there is a lot of comedy that naturally arises from tragic moments, from dark, depressing moments.—
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In the decades since, analytical philosophers have produced all manner of models meant to explain how consciousness arises.—
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Recycling pickup occurs every other week on the same day.—
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And while New England isn't known for its earthquakes, much of Connecticut's seismic activity occurs in or near the town of Moodus, according to the Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC).—
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
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This communication happens within 10 minutes of the pill being swallowed.—
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While the future of the IT workforce appears uncertain, its non-human partners are set to thrive as companies increasingly adopt new technologies.—
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An agent is shown moving toward the crowd holding what appears to be a less than lethal weapon.—
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“Surfaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfaces. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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