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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The Fairfield Police Department in a social media post Friday morning announced the arrest of a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of murder and related offenses arising from the June 3 shooting at the Fairfield High School campus.

— Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Teton Ridge seeks substantial damages arising from that conduct.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Definition of arising

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The past is still present throughout, sometimes surfacing in very particular ways.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
The aerospace expansion aims to produce high-performance structural adhesives and surfacing products for commercial aerospace and space exploration.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

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Content Partners, which began 20 years ago as a creative rights acquisition platform, is well-positioned to help creators gauge their true value in emerging and traditional media platforms.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 July 2026
For bat-watchers, these bat houses offer the best viewing, with the bats emerging in the evenings to swoop down for a drink from the lake or feed over the pineland before heading further afield.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of emerging

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The Americans, at last coming up for air, had a moment late in the half that buoyed a capacity crowd in Seattle’s NFL stadium and numerous watch parties throughout San Diego County.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Of course, actually coming up with the mnemonic can be a task unto itself.

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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