outcropping

verb

Definition of outcroppingnext
present participle of outcrop
as in emerging

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcropping
  1. emerging
  2. rising
  3. surfacing
  4. erupting
  5. blossoming
  6. arising
  7. occurring
  8. breaking out
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  • Broadcom is emerging as a big winner from an Anthropic initial public offering, making this a good time to add the semiconductor stock to portfolios, according to several Wall Street analysts.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Edgar then ran into a nearby alleyway, emerging on Orange Avenue near Washington Street, just steps from the Wall Street Orlando complex.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of emerging
Verb
  • Fighting autocracy and inequality The Ford Foundation frames its new plan as its answer to rising autocracy, widening inequality, and fading public trust.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This was in 2024 and 2025, when the AI craze was in full swing and Claude and ChatGPT adoption was rising.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of rising
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  • That complexity is exactly what AI agents are built to streamline, which is why travel keeps surfacing as the showcase use case for the technology.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Official images are just now surfacing for the Air Jordan 6 White Infrared, coming long after reports of the shoe’s return first began circulating and later than leaks usually allow.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of surfacing
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  • Military conflict between Israel and Hamas became routine, with major wars erupting in 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2021.
    — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Today’s momentum, from the voice of Gen Z erupting in cities across Europe and North America, is no different.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of erupting
Verb
  • The Jaguars offense is wayyy better than what the Bengals just faced, led by a blossoming Trevor Lawrence.
    — J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Now the extraordinary, blossoming Matisse faces in the direction of the original site for which it was designed, like a living memory.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of blossoming
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  • However, the companies have not announced a specific US Navy procurement award arising from the trial.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In an email to Space, Asphaug explained some of the issues arising from this, since current estimates place the timing of the moon's formation anywhere from around 40 to 120 million years after the formation of the solar system.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of arising
Verb
  • Damaging wind and cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In 2005, researchers identified naturally occurring variants in PCSK9, which is produced in the liver, among African American participants.
    — Segun Fatumo, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of occurring
Verb
  • The Guardians won Game 1 by breaking out their bats, but neither team hit particularly well in Game 2, when a crucial error cost Cleveland.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • And despite years of trying to stop the war from breaking out in Yemen, the pressure Trump imposed on Iran was expected to eventually trigger a Houthi push on the kingdom.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of breaking out
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