Begin
Surface
Surface verb - To come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| sequence | begin sequence | surface sequence |
Both words in one sentence
- Kirk and Bones beam onto the surface and begin a dangerous chase by stealing one of the tribe's sacred texts, nearly getting them killed multiple times over when the natives chase and hurl spears at them (and during which time Kirk phasers the animal they were going to ride away on).
Source: Epic Fail / Film - Befriending the first thing you see, an sentient gun named Silo, you begin your long and arduous ascent from the caverns to the surface.
Source: Video Game / Diamond Hollow II - In the Tim Burton Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, this begins to surface as the tour is about to begin and it's revealed that Willy Wonka has a hard time saying the word "parents".
Source: Malignant Plot Tumor
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