Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, the act of washing the ‘dirt’ on the surface of the ground for gold; gold-digging on the surface.
- noun Wash-dirt or surface soil in which gold is supposed to be.
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- verb Present participle of
surface .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
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Examples
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And higher upon the wall, more than once, his name surfacing in the middle of the night.
The Wall Jeff Long 2005
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When supernatural artifacts from the Homelands begin surfacing in the modern world, it falls to Cinderella, Fabletown†™ s best kept (and best dressed) secret agent to stop the illegal trafficking.
MSP#150: Yeah, we can't believe it either... | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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All it takes to prevent embarrassing photos surfacing is an e-mail notification, and 2 minutes of effort.
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There is more and more research coming out that is new and things that are surfacing from the past that show that a calorie is not a calorie is not a calorie.
Could You Lose a Pound a Week to Save $500? A Guest Post - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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"The new edition of Fassbinder's dramatic works has been given the more provisional title Theaterstücke (Theatre Plays), presumably in anticipation of further unpublished plays and fragments surfacing from the archives."
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It seems however that talk is again surfacing about passing such legislation.
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"Here is his name surfacing over and over again in these reports, and we felt like we needed to step in."
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"Here is his name surfacing over and over again in these reports, and we felt like we needed to step in."
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - There appears to be a new name surfacing for the post of U.S. Attorney for Utah.
ABC 4: Top Stories 2010
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McCaffrey, who built a mini-MAAC dynasty by winning the past three MAAC championships, had been something of a hot commodity, with his name surfacing on both the Seton Hall and St. John's wish lists.
NY Daily News SEAN BRENNAN 2010
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