spring from
phrasal verb
sprang from or sprung from; sprung from; springing from; springs from
informal
: to start from or be caused by (something)
The idea sprang from a dream I had.
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Take in the unexpected beauty of the Chisos Mountain springing from the Chihuahuan Desert, and don’t worry a drop about crowds.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
The Slim-Fast concept sprang from a 1970s diet craze that spurned solid food in favor of high-protein shakes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
The Cook County Co-op was founded in 1976, originally named the Cook County Whole Foods Co-op — though not connected to either the Duluth co-op of the same name or the national chain that sprang from a Texas store founded in 1980.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
But the sorrow of it also springs from the fact that this president is trying to rewrite history, have a different narrative of what happened that day.
—ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
The Slim-Fast concept sprang from a 1970s diet craze that spurned solid food in favor of high-protein shakes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
The Cook County Co-op was founded in 1976, originally named the Cook County Whole Foods Co-op — though not connected to either the Duluth co-op of the same name or the national chain that sprang from a Texas store founded in 1980.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
But the sorrow of it also springs from the fact that this president is trying to rewrite history, have a different narrative of what happened that day.
—ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Spring from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20from. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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