sprang (up)

verb

variants or sprung (up)
Definition of sprang (up)next
past tense of spring (up)
as in surfaced
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly a new issue sprang up at yesterday's meeting of the school board

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprang (up)
  1. surfaced
  2. arose
  3. emerged
  4. happened
  5. came up
  6. occurred
Verb
  • The next day, reports surfaced that the administration was considering a large-scale attack on Iran's energy infrastructure.
    — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Not long after the Strider update surfaced, Atlanta completed an unexpected four-player trade with the Kansas City Royals.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of surfaced
Verb
  • In 2026, a surge of legal disputes arose from the unauthorized use of individuals' images, voices, and creative works.
    — Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • The earliest hurdle that Musk couldn’t clear arose in New York.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of arose
Verb
  • In some areas, vast sandbanks have emerged, cargo shipping has been disrupted, tourism has suffered, and even electricity generation has been affected as river levels continue to fall.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Kenya has emerged as one of Africa’s largest carbon market destinations, attracting investments in clean cooking, renewable energy, mangrove restoration and forest conservation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of emerged
Verb
  • Then Digital Audio Workstations like Cubase happened and suddenly, the bedroom became the recording studio.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The instructions did not forbid what happened, and the environments did not prevent it.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of happened
Verb
  • Naylor was shaken up on the slide, but walked off the field under his own power and was replaced by Fairchild, who came up from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The first explanation the researchers came up with was that the flies were climbing a rising gradient of odor toward the source.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of came up
Verb
  • The incident occurred at an Embassy Suites, located in the 3400 block of International Boulevard in Hapeville, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This incident occurred the same day that the National Guard was deployed to Los Angeles.
    — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of occurred
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“Sprang (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprang%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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