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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Locally acquired dengue has also cropped up in Florida in 2025 (following outbreaks there and in California and Texas in 2024), and the current surge of chikungunya throughout Asia and Europe poses a rising threat to both those who live and travel there.
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Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 21 Aug. 2025
In the never-ending quest to avoid getting bitten, many products and hacks to repel mosquitoes have cropped up.
—Sharon Liao, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
Those issues cropped up in the bottom of the fourth, shortening what had been a promising start.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Another unexpected hiccup that cropped up during the renovation?
—Oset Babür-Winter, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
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Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 21 Aug. 2025
In the never-ending quest to avoid getting bitten, many products and hacks to repel mosquitoes have cropped up.
—Sharon Liao, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
Those issues cropped up in the bottom of the fourth, shortening what had been a promising start.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Another unexpected hiccup that cropped up during the renovation?
—Oset Babür-Winter, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crop up
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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