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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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The public is advised to stay alert, particularly in active waterways with boat traffic, as whales can surface unexpectedly.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
There’s so many new ideas surfacing constantly that my head spins.

— Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of surface

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In the south, an array of militias and armed groups arose over the years, ostensibly to back the government against the rebels.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
The agreement requires Haiti to pay Stone’s legal fees if he is drawn into any investigation or audit arising from the work, the advocacy group notes.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of arise

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Its oil and gas exports are flowing, and its economy has emerged as one of the region’s most resilient.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
After erosion washed away more than 60% of Tybee Island’s beach sand and hurt tourism, surprise federal funding emerged to help restore the popular Georgia destination, Adam Van Brimmer reports.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerge

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This is barely a description of what actually happens, but more of an understanding of what lies beneath the surface of the plot, the emotional core of the adventure at hand, maybe even what critics sometimes call the driving force of a novel.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
The precise details of what happened there are obscure, and representatives for Beck did not respond to my requests for comment.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

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