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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New Heights sprang from Senate Bill 2032, passed in spring 2023, which allows entities to create agreements between nonprofits, community colleges and adult charter schools to form adult high schools.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Every scam didn’t need a clever mastermind; in fact, many seemed to somehow spring from a collective imagination.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
This particular wing is a unique design that sees it spring from the C-pillars rather than the trunk.
—Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The last point, the biological story of play, is especially compelling because, in a sense, everything else about play springs from there.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Every scam didn’t need a clever mastermind; in fact, many seemed to somehow spring from a collective imagination.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
This particular wing is a unique design that sees it spring from the C-pillars rather than the trunk.
—Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The last point, the biological story of play, is especially compelling because, in a sense, everything else about play springs from there.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Spring from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20from. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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