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Recent Examples of outcrop
Five friends traveled from Florida to be on a rock outcropping to witness the celestial event.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
The environmental data is being collected at San Martin West over an outcropping copper-silver mineralization trend that has been mapped for over 2.3 km of strike including 5.8m at 3.1% copper and 65 g/t silver from surface (previously reported).
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
More than 200 Rangers fought vertically – up the sheer cliff face of Pointe du Hoc, a craggy outcropping overlooking the two American landing beaches – in an effort to capture what was thought to be a key location of German artillery.
—James Sandy, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
Because it is situated on a limestone outcropping on the ridge of a tectonic plate, the soil contains ancient seabeds and a rich combination of minerals.
—Patricia Cohen Violette Franchi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
The environmental data is being collected at San Martin West over an outcropping copper-silver mineralization trend that has been mapped for over 2.3 km of strike including 5.8m at 3.1% copper and 65 g/t silver from surface (previously reported).
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
More than 200 Rangers fought vertically – up the sheer cliff face of Pointe du Hoc, a craggy outcropping overlooking the two American landing beaches – in an effort to capture what was thought to be a key location of German artillery.
—James Sandy, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
Because it is situated on a limestone outcropping on the ridge of a tectonic plate, the soil contains ancient seabeds and a rich combination of minerals.
—Patricia Cohen Violette Franchi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcrop
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That allegation surfaced as police investigated the first.—
Ryan Oehrli
July 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
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Footage surfaced online of King James and his wife, Savannah James, rapping passionately to the Billboard chart-topping diss track while at lunch with several other people.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
23 July 2025
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The fire broke out at a home in the 2000 block of Arbor Pointe Way after 4:30 a.m. local time on Monday, July 28, according to NBC affiliate WSMV-TV and CBS affiliate WTVF.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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Downtown circulated on social media over the weekend, showing a fight breaking out in a crowd.—
Enquirer staff,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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The two battled underneath the stage, and Cena brilliantly rose up on the elevator shaft carrying Cody Rhodes.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Vanguard expects value stocks to rise by 5.8% to 7.8% a year over the next decade.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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Hazardous weather outlooks were issued for counties across Michigan because of the chance of thunderstorms late on July 24.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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The alert is issued when there is a report of a missing or endangered person, including a tribal member, who is under age 65.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies there is starvation in Gaza as images emerge of emaciated Palestinians.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 July 2025
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While in 2025 the brand saw some new color trends emerge, this year's Forecast serves as the second part to the 2024 Colormix Forecast Anthology: Volume One.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 July 2025
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“Outcrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcrop. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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