1
as in starting
to come into existence
when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally
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2
as in leaping
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the cat sprang and pounced on the mouse
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3
as in freeing
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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Recent Examples of springing
Paramount‘s top-brass have been outlining their plans, and the festival circuit is springing back into life.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
The pipeline sustaining a critical revenue stream and global academic standing is springing leaks that may prove impossible to plug.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Lalami clearly needed a way to get Sara home to end the book, and springing her in this way is consistent with the arbitrary nature of her incarceration and the mercurial behavior of her keepers.
—Book Marks
august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Another significant benefit for me was that the serum is slow-releasing, meaning that the key ingredients are held in tiny capsules that gradually deposit on the skin, rather than immediately springing into action upon application.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
The pipeline sustaining a critical revenue stream and global academic standing is springing leaks that may prove impossible to plug.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Lalami clearly needed a way to get Sara home to end the book, and springing her in this way is consistent with the arbitrary nature of her incarceration and the mercurial behavior of her keepers.
—Book Marks
august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Another significant benefit for me was that the serum is slow-releasing, meaning that the key ingredients are held in tiny capsules that gradually deposit on the skin, rather than immediately springing into action upon application.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for springing
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Everton appear locked in a cycle where their starting No 9 flatters to deceive, is left out for the next game, but then the replacement fares little better.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Around her, the rooms were starting to fill up.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Later in the segment, the Las Culturistas host went as far as leaping over the desk so that Dobby could punish himself once again by banging his head against the camera.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Norwegian striker first looped the ball over the keeper to give City the lead before later leaping highest to power home for his second after Monaco had equalised through a brilliant Jordan Teze finish.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Addressing my trauma really is freeing.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The plan calls for Israel to release 250 Palestinian prisoners with life sentences, as well as 1,700 Palestinians detained since the start of the war, in exchange for Hamas freeing 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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New data reported to the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom shows that the majority of book censorship attempts are now originating from organized movements.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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For instance, Penedès is one of the oldest wine regions in Spain, originating in the 7th century BC with the Phoenicians.—
Miguel A. Torres,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Reuters reported that membership in the GenZ 212, which derived its name from Morocco’s area code, has soared in recent days—jumping from 3,000 last week to 130,000 on Thursday.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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In fact, Apple’s stock was our top performer in the third fiscal quarter, jumping more than 24% in three months that ended Tuesday.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift is releasing an 89-minute film to theaters this weekend that will include a music video, lyric videos and commentary from her on the new album.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Instead of releasing Guevara, the Board of Immigration Appeals reopened Guevara’s 13-year-old immigration case, which had been closed and authorized him to work in the US.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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That means Swift incorporated a portion of the pop classic's composition into her version, in this case the melody and beginning chorus lyrics.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Yet there’s nothing noticeable about him—brown hair, blue eyes, a chin just beginning to widen into adolescence—except the mix of fear and determination that shows when the camera zooms in on his face.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bunny hopping is nothing new for first-person shooters; spamming the jump button to confuse foes is a decades-old tactic.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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But there is also a far more practical reason for doing something as crazy as bunny hopping up the Eiffel Tower.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Springing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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