variants
or sprung (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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Several videos of him in captivity have surfaced, the most recent in May 2025.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025 -
More evidence surfaced Friday night that Belichick plans to stay at North Carolina.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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Same reason Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki – who has emerged as the Dodgers’ surprise solution at closer – brought his talents here.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nearly every duke and earl and baron in England was competing to build great rare book collections, and lots and lots of fake manuscripts emerged.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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With one out in the second, Caleb Durbin sent a drive into left field that Kiké Hernandez turned into a triple when his diving attempt came up short.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some of the coup leaders were eventually convicted of treason and executed, and the names of Odinga and his father came up during interrogations of some suspects.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Bari Weiss’ television prospects once appeared to be fairly bleak.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The players were greeting one another following the Chiefs’ 30-17 victory when Detroit’s Brian Branch appeared to snub KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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The bribery and money laundering charges against Smartmatic arose from an existing case filed last year against some of its current and former executives, including its founder.—
Marshall Cohen,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven’s first goal in their 2-1 win over FC Twente on Wednesday arose from a penalty given after review for handball; Leuven’s players appealed at the time, and replays showed a clear handball.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The arrest occurred during a break at a hearing regarding ex-wife Denise Richards' restraining order against him.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, a backstage attack occurred with a piece of equipment that was dropped on Fatu, resulting in his removal from the match due to a bloody injury.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Sprang (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprang%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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