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

But in reviewing state contracts for the facility and campaign contributions made to Uthmeier and the political committee behind him, familiar names cropped up, and one $250,000 check stood out — and not just for its sheer size. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

The mutation, at a location called G155E, cropped up after strains were already selected for this year’s flu shots, Greninger said. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Small protests like these have been cropping up across Delhi in recent weeks as the government struggles to keep a lid on a growing youth movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026

The Parkinson family is not alone Other investigations of mothers for child neglect under similar circumstances have regularly cropped up over the past 20 years. — Jennifer L. Brinkley, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 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