Thesaurus results for CROPPING (UP)

cropping (up)

verb

present participle of crop (up)

as in arising

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

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Meanwhile, there are questions arising in your partnerships that don’t have easy answers or solutions.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
The Manhattan Federal Court action filed by the British former socialite in December argued that new information arising in related lawsuits and the government’s trove of investigative files on Epstein proved her imprisonment was unlawful.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of arising

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However, with Knicks fandom at an all-time high, reports are surfacing that Jordan Brand will be making the most of the buzz by bringing back the City Series style for the first time ever.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
As the Detroit Board of Ethics prepares to investigate Corporation Counsel Conrad Mallet, a familiar name is surfacing to run the effort.

— Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of surfacing

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Manchin narrowly defeated Morrisey in 2018, but Morrisey mounted a political comeback in 2024 by emerging from a crowded GOP primary and winning the governor’s mansion.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Today, the most-valuable conversations are about what the information means, what risk is emerging and what action should be taken next.

— Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerging

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Three of the rookies made contributions Monday with cornerback Mansoor Delane coming up with an interception, defensive tackle Peter Woods batting down a pass and defensive end Thomas recording a sack.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Collins had no events scheduled for Labor Day, but had been campaigning aggressively in the days leading up to the holiday and has several stops coming up this week.

— Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming up

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With competitive midterm races happening in nearly all of the early states, potential Democratic presidential candidates are already on the trail with purple-district incumbents and candidates.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
However, when one of those controls is compromised, resilience depends on having independent means of understanding what is actually happening across the environment.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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