surfaces

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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external part of something n.
come to the top of v.

NOUN

external part of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area expanse exterior facade face façade level side skin top

STRONG

cover covering externality facet obverse outside peel periphery plane rind stretch superficiality superficies veneer

WEAK

exteriority

Antonyms

STRONGEST

character core interior middle personality

STRONG

center

WEAK

inside

VERB

come to the top of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear arise come up crop up emerge flare up materialize

STRONG

rise transpire

WEAK

come to light

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disappear

WEAK

dive drop fall sink submerge

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surfaces

Road administration director Galin Kostov added that speeds were unsuitable for the conditions, which included wet road surfaces, and the motorway would remain closed until it had been cleared, BTA reported.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Researchers believe the same basic approach could eventually support much larger frameworks carrying enormous reflective surfaces.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Importantly, the sheets are mathematical representations, not physical surfaces that literally tear apart.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Mars is home to the largest volcanoes in the Solar System, but scientists still do not know whether volcanic processes remain active beneath their surfaces.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

The air was smooth with the scent of wax, and in the honeyed light, the gleaming surfaces of the furniture seemed to ripple and breathe.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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