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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Other challenges cropped up in the development of this retro EV, though.
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In 2023, following contract negotiations with Ford, GM and Stellantis, the UAW vowed to unionize more auto plants in the South and the soon-to-come-online electric vehicle battery plants cropping up across the region.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
Or seen a series of digits, like 555, crop up in everyday contexts, such as on an address, bill, or receipt?
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2025
His parents had noticed some symptoms crop up, including some weight loss.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In 2023, following contract negotiations with Ford, GM and Stellantis, the UAW vowed to unionize more auto plants in the South and the soon-to-come-online electric vehicle battery plants cropping up across the region.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
Or seen a series of digits, like 555, crop up in everyday contexts, such as on an address, bill, or receipt?
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2025
His parents had noticed some symptoms crop up, including some weight loss.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 31 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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