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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New towers, bunkers and berms consistent with weapons development have cropped up in satellite imagery of these growing sites.
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Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Eventually, mobile home communities cropped up throughout the country as places for people to park their mobile homes for months, years or permanently.
—Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Bridges pointed out one of the biggest issues that keeps cropping up.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
At the same time, Stella also got bullied for her seborrheic dermatitis, a different inflammatory skin condition that cropped up on her scalp and created visible patches of flaky skin.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2025
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Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Eventually, mobile home communities cropped up throughout the country as places for people to park their mobile homes for months, years or permanently.
—Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Bridges pointed out one of the biggest issues that keeps cropping up.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
At the same time, Stella also got bullied for her seborrheic dermatitis, a different inflammatory skin condition that cropped up on her scalp and created visible patches of flaky skin.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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