Thesaurus results for SPRING (UP)

spring (up)

verb

Definition of spring (up)

as in to surface

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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Potential concerns could be surfaced alongside clinical evidence.

— Arpan Saxena, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Though most non-Italian titles screening in Rome have previously surfaced on the festival circuit, the lineup does include a smattering of world premieres.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of surface

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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
Archie and Lilibet have since been enrolled in a new school, but in late September 2026, issues arose when photographers were allegedly spotted outside the building.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of arise

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Currently, the interplay of elevated interest rates and high oil prices is intensifying risk aversion across global markets, suggesting capital outflow pressure on emerging market bonds could persist for some time.

— , CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Both came away with a close-up view of the challenges facing emerging labels.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerge

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News of the plan to put Waldron in place as Goldman CEO, which could happen as soon as next year, was first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Monday.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
ICOs were the dominant crypto craze of the late 2010s, creating the capital that eventually went into decentralized finance (crypto’s version of what happens on Wall Street) and the booming NFT market.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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