crop up

verb

cropped up; cropping up; crops up

intransitive verb

: to come or appear when not expected

New problems crop up every day.

His name crops up frequently as a potential candidate.

Examples of crop up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Peterson generated a ton of shots and had four 20-point games, but the same issues against length in the paint that troubled him at Kansas cropped up at summer league. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Since then, Jimothy has cropped up in several other videos across Seattle. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 23 July 2026

The other issue that cropped up Friday for me was repetition. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Though the traditional ones look like actual baskets with lids and are always en vogue, other, more mainstream takes on the style are cropping up all over, too. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 19 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Note: See note at crop entry 2

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crop up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup