Thesaurus results for SPRANG (UP)

sprang (up)

verb

variants or sprung (up)

Definition of sprang (up)

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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That allegation surfaced as police investigated the first case.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026
Hours later, posts surfaced that were apparently made on X by an account with Bell's name from 2012 and 2013.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of surfaced

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The case arose because Colorado’s new Universal Preschool Program only provides funding to preschools that agree to abide by a nondiscrimination policy.

— Mark Satta, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
The filing, made in April but posted online Monday, comes after questions arose earlier this year about the nature of Kristi Noem’s relationship with a top advisor.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of arose

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The message emerged nearly eight months after Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her home outside of Tucson.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
The company’s drilling concept emerged from more than a decade of research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerged

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On Monday, a kayaker happened upon a half-kilogram of cocaine off Sumerland Key in the Lower Keys.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
The crash happened as a white Toyota Prius traveling north on Gillham Plaza struck the pedestrian, according to the crash log.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

Lam came up in the early 2000s alongside a generation of New York labels that included Proenza Schouler, Jason Wu, Thakoon, and Phillip Lim.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
When the Panthers came up empty on their final two drives, the game was over.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of came up

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The site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims each year, especially sick and disabled believers hoping for a cure from the famed spring water in the Lourdes grotto where the visions purportedly occurred.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
The petition argues that the decision was incorrect because mining hadn’t occurred on the property for years prior to 1976, said the alliance’s attorney, Henry Josefberg.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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