spring up
phrasal verb
sprang up or sprung up; sprung up; springing up; springs up
: to grow or appear suddenly
The weeds sprang up overnight.
New housing developments are springing up all over the state.
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Tent cities springing up across the West Coast, and mayors in Chicago and New York trying to dump recent arrivals onto nearby suburbs.
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The Editors, National Review, 5 June 2024
That fall alone, 23 sprang up across the state, including Wilcox Academy.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
Baltimore’s surge the past few days has pushed their run total in the spring up to 109, which are the most in the Grapefruit League and trails only the Los Angeles Dodgers (119).
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2024
Tents, makeshift structures and shopping carts have sprung up in parks, arroyos, ditches and empty lots and on sidewalks.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 16 May 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 5 June 2024
That fall alone, 23 sprang up across the state, including Wilcox Academy.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
Baltimore’s surge the past few days has pushed their run total in the spring up to 109, which are the most in the Grapefruit League and trails only the Los Angeles Dodgers (119).
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2024
Tents, makeshift structures and shopping carts have sprung up in parks, arroyos, ditches and empty lots and on sidewalks.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 16 May 2024
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“Spring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20up. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
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