spring up
verb
sprang up or sprung up; sprung up; springing up; springs up
: to grow or appear suddenly
The weeds sprang up overnight.
New housing developments are springing up all over the state.
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Seedless bananas sprang up in the wild thousands of years ago when their chromosome number doubled.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Makeshift markets, shops, cafés and worker housing have sprung up to support the boom.
—NPR, 7 May 2026
Concurrently, gleaming shopping centers and luxury condos have sprung up everywhere, including on the site of the airport depicted in the 1942 film Casablanca.
—Liza Foreman, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
Over the last 50 years, industrial tree plantations have sprung up in the region, growing mainly non-native pines and eucalyptus, which are especially flammable.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Makeshift markets, shops, cafés and worker housing have sprung up to support the boom.
—NPR, 7 May 2026
Concurrently, gleaming shopping centers and luxury condos have sprung up everywhere, including on the site of the airport depicted in the 1942 film Casablanca.
—Liza Foreman, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
Over the last 50 years, industrial tree plantations have sprung up in the region, growing mainly non-native pines and eucalyptus, which are especially flammable.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for spring up
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“Spring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20up. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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