spring up
phrasal 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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And ever more spring up to do the same.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
There was evidence, too, that more of these inauthentic profiles are springing up every day and often rebranding to gain a wider audience.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
Political commentators have likened the demonstrations to a raft of other Gen Z movements that have sprung up in places like Madagascar, Nepal, and Peru over the past year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Programs like the one at the Allegheny County Jail have sprung up in jails and prisons across the country, and the results — though anecdotal — have been beyond positive.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
There was evidence, too, that more of these inauthentic profiles are springing up every day and often rebranding to gain a wider audience.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
Political commentators have likened the demonstrations to a raft of other Gen Z movements that have sprung up in places like Madagascar, Nepal, and Peru over the past year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Programs like the one at the Allegheny County Jail have sprung up in jails and prisons across the country, and the results — though anecdotal — have been beyond positive.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Spring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20up. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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