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.
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It was launched from Starbase, Texas, had a smooth takeoff, but problems cropped up while in orbit.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Subcultures influenced by Chicano imagery have cropped up in other parts of Asia, such as Thailand, the Philippines and most notably Japan, where a local love of lowriders emerged as early as the 1990s.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
But Peña isn’t worried about the restaurant attracting diners and said summer might be the best time to work out any kinks that may crop up.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
The fees, which began cropping up over the weekend after price hikes went into effect on Friday, cost more than the individual products consumers are buying and can more than double the price of a typical order.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Subcultures influenced by Chicano imagery have cropped up in other parts of Asia, such as Thailand, the Philippines and most notably Japan, where a local love of lowriders emerged as early as the 1990s.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
But Peña isn’t worried about the restaurant attracting diners and said summer might be the best time to work out any kinks that may crop up.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
The fees, which began cropping up over the weekend after price hikes went into effect on Friday, cost more than the individual products consumers are buying and can more than double the price of a typical order.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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