Thesaurus results for CROPPED (UP)

cropped (up)

verb

past tense of crop (up)

as in arose

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

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In the lead up to the 2027 Met Gala, however, controversy arose months before stars were set to walk the Met steps.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 5 Nov. 2026
Asked if federal prosecutors offered Jimenez diversion as a way to avoid further scrutiny, McEvoy said in an email that both the diversion agreement and the request to put a stay on the judge’s order arose from requests made by Jimenez himself.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of arose

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The attention surfaced new accusations of misconduct against sitting members and thrust a spotlight onto others that were part of ongoing legal battles.

— Anna Liss-Roy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Reports of their separation surfaced in April 2017, and by August of that year, Carmelo had welcomed a daughter with ex Mia Burks.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of surfaced

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Unification with North Yemen in 1990 was intended to save it from collapse, but grievances that emerged during the transition period had a lasting effect well into the 21st century.

— Manfred W. Wenner All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026
Lawyer Stephen Neal has emerged as a key figure in Nvidia's internal investigation into Huang, as he has been named the board's lead independent director.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of emerged

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If Boise State’s offense got rolling, there would likely be no stopping it — and that’s exactly what happened.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026
They were told that the plane was blown over by wind, and that the aircraft was parked in its stall when the incident happened.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of happened

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The Amazon founder and then-CEO told a group of the company's top device executives to get to work on building one, and within a few years, the team came up with the $1,450 Astro.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
Junior safety Isaac Patton scored on a 57-yard fumble return and also came up with an interception during that scoring blitz.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of came up

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The state also does not handle every single freeway crash, so its count could be lower than what has occurred.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026
Simpson attributed this, at least in part, to the federal immigration enforcement activity that occurred last school year as part of Operation Midway Blitz.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

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