resurface
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
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(intr) to arise or occur again
the problem resurfaced
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(intr) to rise or cause to rise again to the surface
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(tr) to supply (something) with a new surface
Other Word Forms
- resurfacer noun
Etymology
Origin of resurface
Example Sentences
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I asked, blinking at him as I resurfaced from the sailor’s story.
From Literature
But it resurfaced when its owners presented it for tests at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which undertook a two-year examination.
From BBC
Unless something changes for the better, selloffs could resurface when the index hits 7000, putting a “potential bearish pattern” in play.
From Barron's
A massive collision would have resurfaced the moon, erasing much of its earlier crater record.
From Science Daily
Bildstein eventually resurfaced, telling associates he had been in his home country of Austria.
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