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as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
the springs of this time-honored tradition run too deep to allow for easy explanation
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as in to start
to come into existence
when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally
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as in to release
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
had to spend a night in jail until their lawyer could come to spring them
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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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Recent Examples of spring
Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Theory will launch its spring 2026 campaign and collection, Made by NYC.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
And to spring back to mazeh for a moment, the menu’s weirdest disappointment was the hummus, a dish that isn’t a longstanding part of Iranian cuisine, but, as with so many of us in the world who love blitzed garbanzos, has been adopted from its Eastern Mediterranean origins.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Chrysler has recalled more than 80,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles due to a faulty rear coil spring that could cause crashes.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Theory will launch its spring 2026 campaign and collection, Made by NYC.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
Ian Moore backhanded a loose puck out of the Anaheim zone, springing Poehling on a breakaway.
—Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
And to spring back to mazeh for a moment, the menu’s weirdest disappointment was the hummus, a dish that isn’t a longstanding part of Iranian cuisine, but, as with so many of us in the world who love blitzed garbanzos, has been adopted from its Eastern Mediterranean origins.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spring
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Still, Egorov said that BASE jumpers still take leaps inside the park.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026
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The next leap in battery safety and resilience Now, CATL is positioning sodium-ion batteries as a serious contender for the next phase of energy storage.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Transportation will determine whether White Stadium functions as a community asset or becomes a recurring source of congestion, neighborhood disruption, and political backlash.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Earlier in the season, there was a minor controversy over whether the film’s changes to the source material — making its hero less explicitly racist and less complicit in the victimization of a Chinese laborer — sanded down the tale’s rough edges.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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Rams assistants who made the jump directly to head coach were Zac Taylor of the Cincinnati Bengals, Brandon Staley (Chargers), Kevin O’Connell (Minnesota Vikings), Raheem Morris (Atlanta Falcons) and Liam Coen (Jacksonville Jaguars).—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Adjusting to new music and refining the interstitial steps between big elements like jumps and spins is often a season-long process, not something a skater would typically do on a much shorter timeline with an Olympic berth on the line.—
Alice Park,
Time,
1 Feb. 2026
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The installation is a large-scale wooden cradle, normally a symbol of safety and nurture.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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The device comes with a USB-C charging cradle and cable.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Hip-hop legends Clipse will perform with their producer, Pharrell Williams.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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There are already 1,200 new parking spaces in East Village, so locals can skip the crowd at the current base of operations, Snow Park Lodge, and hop on the East Village’s gondola or high speed six-person chair and get right into the new expansion.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
29 Jan. 2026
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And even after Rosen sunk somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 million into the building, tenants still complained of mice and dirty water burbling from drinking fountains.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some of my favorite memories are on the grassy fields, by the sparkling fountains, at the Organ Pavilion and inside those museums.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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From the beginning, a mayoral run would have been a risky move for Horvath, who is not expected to face any major challengers to her own bid for reelection.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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At the beginning of January, two more lawsuits were filed.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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The novel, Hoffman explained, had its origins in academia too.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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While their origins may lie in defense and warfare, their legacy is written in convenience, connectivity, and progress.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Spring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spring. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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