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

These tumors tend to crop up near major blood vessels in the lungs, and blocking VEGF can prevent those blood vessels from repairing themselves, leading to potentially fatal hemorrhaging. —Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 31 May 2026

Those counts come before any of the inevitable injuries that will crop up between now and the end of August. —Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 29 May 2026

Several new works have cropped up downtown ahead of the World Cup, including this feel-good pastiche on the side of the Waffle House near Centennial Olympic Park. —Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 May 2026

Other issues that have cropped up during his tremulous political career include securities fraud charges that were dismissed in 2025. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 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