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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spring (up)
Verb
-
Videos surfaced over the weekend showing two men who were kidnapped at the NOVA music festival.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
4 Aug. 2025 -
What people say about you on review sites, forums or in podcasts is increasingly indexed by AI and surfaced as context.—
Don Dodds,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Often problems arise from short-term pollution, which can happen during heavy rainfall that washes waste from sewage plants into the water.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
-
When tech issues arise, fingers, by default, point at the IT team.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
-
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies there is starvation in Gaza as images emerge of emaciated Palestinians.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 July 2025
-
The two companies have spent their Covid vaccine windfall differently: Moderna doubled down on its mRNA pipeline, while BioNTech used the money to do deals and diversify, including into one of the hottest emerging areas of cancer drugs.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
Verb
-
Pluribus did this by simulating what might happen in the game after making different choices.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
-
John McCook said his father and grandparents were glad that Boyd talked to them about what happened.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Spring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spring%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share