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or sprung
1
as in arose
to come into existence
when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally
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as in freed
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
had to spend a night in jail until their lawyer could come to spring them
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Recent Examples of sprang
With clocks having sprung forward, spring break travel season — along with packed airports — is upon us once again.
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Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Spring has sprung and Americans may be looking forward to turning the page with a warm-weather vacation.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
The Broncos have sprung to life over the past three years under coach Sean Payton.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
Impressive is that Hoppers sprung outside of a holiday window (most holidays will hit toward the end of the month beginning of April when Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s Super Mario Bros Galaxy arrives.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2026
There’s a long-standing (and likely apocryphal) legend that Predator screenwriters Jim and John Thomas imagining Rocky Balboa in the ring with an alien was the seed from which their immortal creature feature sprung.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Kreider found a puck that squirted into the neutral zone, making a between-the-legs drop pass that sprung Carlsson.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
According to the Bureau of Prisons, Combs was set to be sprung June 4, 2028, but will get out April 25, 2028.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Yet, in some areas of the country, spring has sprung with above-average temperatures in around 90% of the contiguous United States.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Spring has sprung and Americans may be looking forward to turning the page with a warm-weather vacation.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
The Broncos have sprung to life over the past three years under coach Sean Payton.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
Impressive is that Hoppers sprung outside of a holiday window (most holidays will hit toward the end of the month beginning of April when Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s Super Mario Bros Galaxy arrives.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2026
There’s a long-standing (and likely apocryphal) legend that Predator screenwriters Jim and John Thomas imagining Rocky Balboa in the ring with an alien was the seed from which their immortal creature feature sprung.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Kreider found a puck that squirted into the neutral zone, making a between-the-legs drop pass that sprung Carlsson.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
According to the Bureau of Prisons, Combs was set to be sprung June 4, 2028, but will get out April 25, 2028.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Yet, in some areas of the country, spring has sprung with above-average temperatures in around 90% of the contiguous United States.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprang
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The scandal arose as early voting began in Texas, with Gonzales vying for the Republican candidacy for his district in the primaries.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Mar. 2026
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If the matter-antimatter asymmetry arose due to a breaking of a certain cosmic symmetry at a higher energy, then restoring the symmetry could lead to that symmetry re-breaking in a different fashion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Jarred Vanderbilt leaped into the laps of front-row fans.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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More than 300 hopefuls all stretched, leaped, and lifted during the open tryouts inside Merritt Clubs Downtown Athletic Club— hoping to make the cut.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Freedom will also be tested by whether the Yemeni people, who were hijacked by the Houthis, are freed from the shackles of that Iranian proxy.—
Felice Friedson,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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After the slaves were freed and cotton was no longer king, a different sort of richness was pulled from the ground in Walker County.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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That marked the first such departure order issued by Washington in Saudi Arabia since the war began.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 Mar. 2026
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His win in Istanbul in 2019 represented a crushing blow to Erdogan, whose own political ascent began as the city’s mayor.—
Beril Akman,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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In California, annual sales of new light-duty zero-emission vehicles jumped 43% in 2022, according to the state’s Energy Commission.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Palm oil surged as much as 10%, soybean oil jumped and wheat neared a two-year peak, as the war in the Middle East drove energy and fertilizer costs higher and threatened to tighten supplies across agricultural markets.—
Hallie Gu,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jalloh was later released from that other facility.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Luria added that sentiment might improve for Big Tech if a new AI model is released that particularly impresses people, reigniting faith in the potential for strong returns.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Gorman Wettels originated the project through her company Joy Coalition, packaging the project with Eilish and Polley and partnering with Plan B and StudioCanal ahead of Focus boarding.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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Last week, Iran’s president had claimed Tehran would stop striking its neighbors unless any attacks on Iran originated from those countries.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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The last time the portal was open, nearly 2,700 players hopped in, a new record.—
Devin Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Finneseth, who's rehabbing his knee, didn't have the key so Ponder hopped over the tall fence to get them inside.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Sprang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprang. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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