Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a surface of a specified kind, especially a fine surface; made smooth.
- Specifically, noting paper or cardboard that has received an additional thin coating or surface of filling to prepare it for a fine, sharp impression.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
surface .
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The term surfaced a few years ago, in part because opponents of net-neutrality regulations began talking up that angle.
How 'content farms' beat Google, and what search engines should do about it Rob Pegoraro 2011
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His name surfaced on the list of Most Wanted terrorists when police named him in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in March 2009.
The Scorpion’s Tail Zahid Hussain 2010
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As the cold war ended, the word surfaced again with a slightly different meaning: in 1990, Professor Paul Wilkinson, a British terrorism expert, told the Press Association that Iraq was unrivaled in the technique, with sleeper squads, known as “submarines,” already in position.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The word surfaced in South Africa in 1962 amid the controversy about apartheid.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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As the cold war ended, the word surfaced again with a slightly different meaning: in 1990, Professor Paul Wilkinson, a British terrorism expert, told the Press Association that Iraq was unrivaled in the technique, with sleeper squads, known as “submarines,” already in position.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The word surfaced in South Africa in 1962 amid the controversy about apartheid.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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His name surfaced for offensive coordinator jobs around the league for several seasons.
SI.com 2011
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Penn State placed assistant coach Mike McQueary on administrative leave, capping a tumultuous week in which his name surfaced as a...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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His name surfaced for offensive coordinator jobs around the league for several seasons.
SI.com 2011
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His name surfaced several weeks ago after Ward made it official he would be stepping down.
NY Daily News 2011
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