SPRINGING Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

springing

verb

Definition of springing

present participle of spring

as in starting

to come into existence when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally

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as in leaping

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air the cat sprang and pounced on the mouse

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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 But this is part of the magician’s sleight of hand, springing into life when his country need him most. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Not free of clothes and springing away from a dense tangle of hair. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 Local Venezuelan restaurants are springing into action with donation drives and fundraisers. — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The holes enhance underfoot compression, absorbing impact and springing you back up into the next step. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026 Aerial footage of the fire on Monday showed neighbors springing into action to help one another by loading animals into crates. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Does springing forward in early March leave you feeling discombobulated during your commute? — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026 Spring is springing, April Fools' Day is coming as March starts Apriling, and Cincinnati has jokes. — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2026 With Colorado on its fourth power play a short time later, Brock Faber’s hard shot from behind his own net caused a Colorado turnover in the neutral zone, springing Sturm on a shorthanded breakaway and giving the visitors the lead. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026

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Identify which ASINs use synthetic human figures, starting with highest-traffic listings and main images, then A+ modules and brand store pages.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Hamory said the feather may be starting to fall as big retailers invest in price cuts.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of starting

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Pogačar answered those questions on Alpe d’Huez, leaping from the peloton at the foot of the climb in a bid to catch the breakaway, three and a half minutes up the road.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Jorge Soler was hit by a pitch and Grissom sent a line drive off the right-field wall that eluded a leaping Jordan Walker.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of leaping

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An originating member of Bargatze’s Nateland Podcast, Bates served as a host and producer during the show’s six-year run.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 July 2026
This second-year partnership highlights Moët's Ice Impérial, a champagne uniquely designed to be enjoyed over ice, originating from the French Riviera.

— Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of originating

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Louisville's role as bourbon's home base keeps growing When visiting bourbon country, Louisville is typically a go-to jumping off point.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Zuckerberg acknowledged that jumping into the enterprise, where Meta has historically struggled, will require some hard work, and that the company has to learn how to do it.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 July 2026

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Former President Joe Biden on Friday dropped his lawsuit attempting to bar the release of his memoir tapes to the public, after an appeals court ruled in favor of releasing them.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Bob’s Burgers is finally joining fellow 20th Television Animation comedies for Fox The Simpsons and Family Guy in releasing an original installment exclusively on its Disney streaming home.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Definition of releasing

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Press and industry will have online access to the at-home program for the professional community beginning one day earlier on Wednesday, January 27.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
The lawsuit centers on language in a draft voter guide that will be sent to Californians beginning next month.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026