resurface

/ɹɪsˈɜːfɪs/

/ɹiˈsɝfəs/

to resurface

MAIN VERB

to reappear after being absent or lost for a period of time

*** put a new coating on or re-form (a surface, especially a road)

*** to come to the surface again after being underwater or under the ground

to once again become noticeable, significant, or problematic

Examples

1. That idea totally resurfaced.

2. Neither man resurfaced.

3. F Kennedy’s lovers have resurfaced.

4. Interestingly this idea resurfaced at the beginning of World War II.