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                                                      : pop fly                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : a component or device that pops up                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : a pop-up book                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : a pop-up window on a computer screen                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : of, relating to, or having a component or device that pops up                                      
              
                             
a pop-up book
                         
                
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                                                      : appearing suddenly: such as                                      
                
                    
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                                computing 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : appearing suddenly on a screen over another window or display                                      
              
                             
a pop-up window
                                       a pop-up ad
                         
                
                    
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                                of a business 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : set up quickly for short-term operation in a temporary location                                      
              
                             
pop-up stores/shops
                                       pop-up retail
                                       The front lawn of nearly every home becomes either a parking lot or a pop-up market, perfect for hungry, thirsty fans held captive by the … lines of traffic.— Juliet Macur
Juliet Macur
                         
                
                    
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                                meteorology 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : appearing or developing quickly in isolation rather than as part of a line or grouping of storms                                      
              
                             
By Thursday you should be able to go coast to coast and see only pop-up thunderstorms …— Paul Clark
Paul Clark
                                       Late summer is prime time for "pop-up" thunderstorms: storms born of hot, moist air that occur without regard to frontal activity or other large weather disturbances that are more easily understood.— The Journal & Courier (Lafayette, Indiana)
The Journal & Courier (Lafayette, Indiana)
                         
                
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