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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And then, as more inconvenient deaths crop up around them, covering up all those crimes as well.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Concentration issues appeared to crop up.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Venture east of downtown to Fort Greene, Bed Stuy, and Crown Heights, where new restaurants and wine bars have a way of cropping up like weeds.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
During the past several months, North Richland Hills officials noticed an uptick in fake donation clothing boxes cropping up in busy shopping areas.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Concentration issues appeared to crop up.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Venture east of downtown to Fort Greene, Bed Stuy, and Crown Heights, where new restaurants and wine bars have a way of cropping up like weeds.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
During the past several months, North Richland Hills officials noticed an uptick in fake donation clothing boxes cropping up in busy shopping areas.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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