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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Many of the restrictions have cropped up over the last two years.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
By June 2020, more than 1,700 protests had cropped up in all 50 states, a USA TODAY analysis found.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
The Broncos made a slew of roster moves to address issues on special teams and injuries that cropped up while the team practiced and played in London.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Kentucky hasn't seen the flood of data center projects some other states have, but the handful of proposals that have cropped up have been met with resistance.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
By June 2020, more than 1,700 protests had cropped up in all 50 states, a USA TODAY analysis found.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
The Broncos made a slew of roster moves to address issues on special teams and injuries that cropped up while the team practiced and played in London.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Kentucky hasn't seen the flood of data center projects some other states have, but the handful of proposals that have cropped up have been met with resistance.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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