crops (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of crop (up)
as in surfaces
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly a new issue has just cropped up in the campaign

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crops (up)
  1. surfaces
  2. arises
  3. emerges
  4. happens
Verb
  • This question surfaces the hidden hypothesis behind the initiative.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • BioShocking nonetheless surfaces yet another way to defeat guardrails designed to keep LLMs from going off the rails.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
Definition of surfaces
Verb
  • The challenge arises when founders pursue goals that are inconsistent with their personal values or definition of success.
    — Nadia AlShomali, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • At the beginning of Standing on the Corner II, a murky prayer arises through a break in the noise.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Definition of arises
Verb
  • The portrait of Musk that emerges here is that of a childish, terminally online man who desires to eliminate the messiness of contemporary life for a more rigid order.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • What emerges is a worsening crisis as pensions consume an ever-rising share of funding, but with some significant variation across the country.
    — Gregory Kearney, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of emerges
Verb
  • What happens now CEQA litigants can seek injunctions to prevent construction.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Great game day eats can sometimes outshine what happens on the field.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Definition of happens
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“Crops (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crops%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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