surfaces

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

Example Sentences

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The samples revealed "unique algal communities" on different ice and snow surfaces – challenging the assumption that Antarctic glacier ecosystems will respond uniformly to global warming.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Bright snow and ice reflect much of the sun's heat back into space, but as they melt they reveal darker, heat-absorbing surfaces such as land and the ocean.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

As frozen ground degrades, previously buried minerals become exposed and water interacts more extensively with rock surfaces.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

In the plasters, his details are sharper, his jagged surfaces dangerous, his faces more emotive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

I nodded and walked over to the big rocks, started scanning the surfaces of them all, looking for what Mong could’ve put.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña