outcropping

Definition of outcroppingnext
present participle of outcrop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcropping
Verb
  • As silicon scaling slows and energy costs climb, multiple alternative computing paradigms are emerging in parallel.
    Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Although there has been some animal and human research on artificial food dyes, funding for more is insufficient, and there’s even less for the study of emerging alternatives, experts told CNN in May — so whether natural dyes could have any effect on human health isn’t clear.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • For example, rising temperatures have direct harms on health by increasing risk of dehydration and causing more stress on the heart.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Now firmly established as both a premier service destination and a rising industry hub, Morocco is looking outward, fielding major delegations at platforms such as Venice Production Bridge and this year’s EFM to connect a new generation of filmmakers directly to the global market.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Beyond the Guthrie situation, darker flashes of geopolitical tension kept surfacing throughout the broadcast like intrusive thoughts.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Similar concerns are already surfacing in Los Angeles, which will host the 2028 Summer Olympics.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • After every touchdown, digital effects sent Nickelodeon's signature neon green slime erupting across the end zone.
    Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 8 Feb. 2026
  • In a separate clip shared online, another brawl can be seen erupting in a hallway near some exit doors.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Liverpool’s new partnership is blossoming Liverpool have established a bad habit of conceding first this season.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • And then those pink shrubs with their little flowers, blossoming like islands of pink mist.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Espinoza focused a large part of Friday’s hearing on problems arising at Campus Kilpatrick, which now houses all of the girls in the county’s custody.
    Jason Henry, Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • In 2025, California’s job market lost jobs for the first time in a calendar year since 2020, a period that was marred by massive disruptions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • An extreme cold warning is issued when dangerously cold air temperatures or wind chill values are expected or occurring.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Also not yet fully understood are the interactions with naturally occurring planetary waves and atmospheric cycles such as the Arctic Oscillation and the El Niño Southern Oscillation.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But just then, a battle was breaking out on a podium just a few yards away.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Police said the gathering soon turned contentious, with multiple fights breaking out, and a judge recently sentenced one of the men involved.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Outcropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcropping. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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