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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for springing (up)
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The late-night format is confronting a variety of challenges, many of them arising from the internet.—
Chris Almeida,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025 -
And, the lack of interruption equated to more in-depth agendas and a significant dip in late-arising health concerns.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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This may be through automating data entry or surfacing insights from customer interactions.—
Toby Carrington,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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There’s no denying the truths surfacing either way, which may result in you feeling drained by the co-dependency of it all.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Though Thornton suffered a season-ending leg injury days after the All-Star break, Golden State has remained competitive, with guard Veronica Burton emerging as a front-runner for the league’s Most Improved Player of the Year award, as well as a candidate for an All-WNBA team.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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County waste managers and leaders hope proposals from emerging companies will help residents better understand how to sort waste properly and reduce landfill use.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The unverified video shows someone coming up to a window on the top floor of the White House and appearing to drop an object out of it.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The freshman and former standout at Plantation American Heritage is coming up big in his first collegiate game.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the mysterious deaths of the two diamondback rattlesnakes, Cardwell dug up temperature data from a 20-year-old study in the Mojave Desert to help develop a mathematical model for measuring what might be happening inside the desert burrows.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kehl went unit to unit checking for unlocked doors before happening upon the Ferrell’s condo on the 34th floor, police say.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Springing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springing%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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