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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Stephen Hawking soon extended Penrose’s argument to the early universe, proving (opens a new tab) that a cosmos described by general relativity must have sprung from a singular point during the Big Bang. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025 The operetta’s location sneaks into the title the way that the operetta itself manages to sneak into the show: seemingly at random and often in stark contrast to the barrage of new material that purports to spring from it. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025 The idea sprung from his work in Houston the year prior with kids displaced by Hurricane Harvey. Emma Bowman, NPR, 2 June 2025 These have often sprung from unpaid bills for luxury items, such as monthly payments on a Lamborghini and a furnished home in Miami. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for spring from

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“Spring from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20from. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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