Thesaurus results for SPRINGING (UP)

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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However, the companies have not announced a specific US Navy procurement award arising from the trial.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
In an email to Space, Asphaug explained some of the issues arising from this, since current estimates place the timing of the moon's formation anywhere from around 40 to 120 million years after the formation of the solar system.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of arising

Verb

The royal family continues to dominate headlines, with new stories surfacing every day.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026
However, Google's search engine is competing directly with ChatGPT and Claude by surfacing more results through AI Overviews and AI Mode, where users primarily get summaries rather than links to other sites.

— Ari Levy, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of surfacing

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After coming up empty on a fast break, James crashed into a Philadelphia 76ers fan behind the basket and took a a sip of the fan's wine during Philadelphia's 126-107 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Most searches now provide an AI Overview at the top, and the company is constantly coming up with new ways to nudge people toward the conversational AI Mode chatbot function.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of coming up

Verb

Similar intra-party, generational battles are happening across the country and in Sacramento.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
And does repeatedly highlighting negativity overshadow the positive things happening with attendance and television audiences?

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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