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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Over the weekend, the second tropical storm of the season — Barry — sprang up over the coast of Mexico.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
The brazen corruption that pervaded St. Paul’s police force in 1935 didn’t spring up overnight.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
So experiments sprang up around the world to catch an elusive dark matter candidate.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
With indoor cinemas mostly shuttered, drive-in theaters sprang up across the country, and what was the top draw?
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
The brazen corruption that pervaded St. Paul’s police force in 1935 didn’t spring up overnight.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
So experiments sprang up around the world to catch an elusive dark matter candidate.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
With indoor cinemas mostly shuttered, drive-in theaters sprang up across the country, and what was the top draw?
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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 5 Jul. 2025.
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