crop up
verb
cropped up; cropping up; crops up
: 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
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Similar efforts cropped up in primaries that followed around the country.
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Asma Khalid, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
These types of viewing parties are cropping up everywhere, including at alpaca farms in Texas, Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Wiseguys crop up all over as Danny’s boyhood crew takes on the merciless killers of his competitors.
—Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2024
As knee-jerk reactions to AI faded over the course of the year, new theories cropped up about AI’s trajectory.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Release time programs cropped up across the country in the decades since — including in Utah and New York City — with Mormon and Jewish groups among the biggest users, said Steven K. Green, a professor of law and religious history at Willamette University.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
After School Satan Clubs have been cropping up in elementary and middle schools across the country, bringing outrage from community members with them.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
In fact, Proctor is considering scaling back some of her events due to the sheer number of these fantasy balls that have been cropping up in recent years.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
Drone soccer serves as an example, with locations cropping up all around the U.S.
4.
—Gideon Kimbrell, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Asma Khalid, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
These types of viewing parties are cropping up everywhere, including at alpaca farms in Texas, Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Wiseguys crop up all over as Danny’s boyhood crew takes on the merciless killers of his competitors.
—Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2024
As knee-jerk reactions to AI faded over the course of the year, new theories cropped up about AI’s trajectory.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Release time programs cropped up across the country in the decades since — including in Utah and New York City — with Mormon and Jewish groups among the biggest users, said Steven K. Green, a professor of law and religious history at Willamette University.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
After School Satan Clubs have been cropping up in elementary and middle schools across the country, bringing outrage from community members with them.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
In fact, Proctor is considering scaling back some of her events due to the sheer number of these fantasy balls that have been cropping up in recent years.
—Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
Drone soccer serves as an example, with locations cropping up all around the U.S.
4.
—Gideon Kimbrell, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
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Note: See note at crop entry 2
First Known Use
1844, in the meaning defined above
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