outcropping

Definition of outcroppingnext
present participle of outcrop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcropping
Verb
  • For a while, SDFC had been emerging from its funk.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Through programming spanning the Grammys, Emmys, Oscars, and Cannes, his work focuses on building practical and cultural bridges between the creative industries and emerging AI tools.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Trump’s approval ratings have fallen to below forty per cent, the Iran war grinds on, and gas prices have been rising, as has inflation.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • The humans would explore — surfacing hypotheses, chasing hunches, venturing into territory the data didn’t obviously support.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
  • Influencers have played a role in surfacing candidates’ liabilities.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Bystander video posted to Facebook showed two jets making contact in the air, then twisting and careening in the sky before hitting the ground and erupting in a plume of dirt and fire.
    Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 17 May 2026
  • The video, which was obtained in October by Politico, showed Porter erupting at a staff member who appeared in the background of a prerecorded Zoom call between the former congresswoman and then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • The Ducks have high-ceiling youngsters blossoming into stars who should be the nucleus of future playoff teams.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • His high school career included putting up 62 points in a state quarterfinal and a 45-point showing against rival Chambers, assisting in building up a blossoming confidence level.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • One is the typical Latin American outcome, which is decades of miserable grinding inflationary stagnation, arising from mediocre government policy.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • The Casimir force is a real thing, arising from the fact that a vacuum is not actually nothing.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The Suez Canal, however, is an artificial waterway excavated through Egyptian territory, while the Strait of Hormuz is a naturally occurring strait governed by a different legal framework, according to an international law expert.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • Additionally, oats provide plant sterols, or naturally occurring compounds that may modestly reduce intestinal absorption of cholesterol, according to Luciana Soares, DCN, RDN, LDN, FAND.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Raleigh snapped the longest hitless streak in the major leagues during the team’s 10-2 win over the Astors on Tuesday, breaking out of an 0-38 slump with a pair of singles.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Rookies were instructed through stretches and warmups before breaking out into positional drills during the media-viewing portion of rookie minicamp.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
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“Outcropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcropping. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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