resurface
verb
re·sur·face
(ˌ)rē-ˈsər-fəs 
resurfaced; resurfacing; resurfaces
: to provide with a new or fresh surface
resurface skin by dermabrasion
: to come again to the surface (as of the water)
broadly
: reappear
Examples of resurface in a Sentence
A few of the writer's journals have resurfaced.
His resentment toward her resurfaced.
The road needs to be resurfaced.
Recent Examples on the Web
More recently, uncertainty has resurfaced about cinemagoers’ choices and the state of the theatrical marketplace.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 June 2024
Scorpions can survive in water for up to two days and could possibly resurface in your toilet bowl.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2024
Improvements include resurfacing the Meadowbrook and Nagawaukee park-and-rides.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2024
Meanwhile, Bobby the poseur has to work through a murder labyrinth to save his wife, but that game is mostly a distraction from the fact that Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) from the first Saw has resurfaced — and is revealed as an accomplice of Jigsaw from the very beginning.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 1 June 2024
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 June 2024
Scorpions can survive in water for up to two days and could possibly resurface in your toilet bowl.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2024
Improvements include resurfacing the Meadowbrook and Nagawaukee park-and-rides.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2024
Meanwhile, Bobby the poseur has to work through a murder labyrinth to save his wife, but that game is mostly a distraction from the fact that Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) from the first Saw has resurfaced — and is revealed as an accomplice of Jigsaw from the very beginning.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 1 June 2024
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resurface
verb
re·sur·face
rē-ˈsər-fəs
1
: to provide with a new or fresh surface
resurface the table
2
: to come again to the surface (as of water)
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