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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Nina Shoen likes the idea of life (plant life) springing from death. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025 But rarely have the overtures been as persistent as the ones that reached me this spring from the allies of Alexander Lukashenko, the dictator of Belarus. Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025 And none of them can spring from Trump meeting Putin alone, without Ukraine becoming part of any deal later. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025 Hill told The Star that the root of her passion sprang from her own experience attending KCPS during a time when the district sought to desegregate schools through busing efforts. Mará Rose Williams august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 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 Aug. 2025.

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