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springing (up)

verb

Definition of springing (up)

present participle of spring (up)

as in arising

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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Meanwhile, there are questions arising in your partnerships that don’t have easy answers or solutions.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
The Manhattan Federal Court action filed by the British former socialite in December argued that new information arising in related lawsuits and the government’s trove of investigative files on Epstein proved her imprisonment was unlawful.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of arising

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The Silver Medallion has become one of the awards season’s more dependable leading indicators, its honorees surfacing in the Oscar race with striking regularity.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Puka Nacua was on track to become the NFL’s next $150 million receiver until his offseason went sideways, with new abuse allegations surfacing as the league reviews his conduct.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of surfacing

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With so much change, finding a remedy to one of Villa’s biggest challenges will be one of the first steps towards an emerging and successful era.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
These efforts helped connect psychology with the emerging field of artificial intelligence.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerging

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Collins had no events scheduled for Labor Day, but had been campaigning aggressively in the days leading up to the holiday and has several stops coming up this week.

— Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Gregson-Williams began by coming up with a musical language to express Hig’s state of mind, a typical practice when working with Scott.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming up

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But Mike Strain says almost as soon as 'K-shaped' became a relevant term to describe what was happening in the economy, people began abusing it.

— Paddy Hirsch, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
Find positive, proactive ways that can prevent these kinds of tragedies from ever happening again.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

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