springing (up)

verb

Definition of springing (up)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for springing (up)
  1. arising
  2. surfacing
  3. emerging
  4. coming up
  5. happening
Verb
  • Founded and led by Indigenous voices, we are dedicated to providing crucial services to address the urgent needs arising from this pressing issue.
    — Dateline NBC, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The agency, also known as Basarnas, released footage that shows smoke arising from one side of the ferry before spreading across the sky.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of arising
Verb
  • Reward people for surfacing problems; then feedback stops feeling like a personal attack and starts feeling like a contribution.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Cases linked to the multistate cyclospora outbreak began surfacing in May.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of surfacing
Verb
  • The Atlanta Braves are surging in the NL East, emerging as a formidable challenger to the Dodgers for National League supremacy.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Koollab Studios was co-founded by Guse, who has spent three decades working in animation production, and focuses on production workflows built around emerging technologies.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of emerging
Verb
  • After leading last February’s How to Make a Killing and lending his voice to April’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Powell has The Comeback King, The Great Beyond and a Lou Gehrig biopic coming up.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Nonetheless, the order tasks Kennedy with coming up with options to make separate shots available.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming up
Verb
  • As is happening with consumers nationally, the elevated prices are impacting fans as well.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Additional safeguards have since been implemented to help prevent a similar mistake from happening again.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of happening
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“Springing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springing%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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