Thesaurus results for CROP (UP)

crop (up)

verb

Definition of crop (up)

as in to surface

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly a new issue has just cropped up in the campaign

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Ice Plex, Escondido’s former single-sheet ice sports facility on North Tulip Street, has also come up since Escondido Ice plans surfaced.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026
The report assumes that similar gangs are operating on the same scale everywhere—even in places where no such activity has ever surfaced.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026

Definition of surface

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The trial date could still be delayed by disputes over classified evidence and other complications arising from the extraordinary case.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026
For Birney, well-regarded if hardly widely known, an unexpected secondary issue has arisen as more people encounter Blue Film.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

Definition of arise

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Red cards, controversy over hydration breaks, and defensive mid-blocks — Sunday’s final was a microcosm of some of the larger trends that emerged from the United States, Canada and Mexico.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Rollins' ambiguous response was cut short by a superkick to Jacob Fatu, who emerged with a chilling smile.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of emerge

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Streaming Changed the Game Perhaps the most striking shift from four years ago is what happened on digital platforms.

— Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Then 2025-26 happened — a year where Hutson scored at a near point-per-game pace, improved defensively and was Montreal’s engine from the back end en route to a sixth-place finish for the Norris.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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