springs (up)

Definition of springs (up)next
present tense third-person singular of spring (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for springs (up)
Verb
  • BioShocking nonetheless surfaces yet another way to defeat guardrails designed to keep LLMs from going off the rails.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
  • Long-term agent memory retains malicious instructions and surfaces them on every run.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • As with fighting the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, the urgency of the problem will likely only sink in when the need arises.
    Govert Schilling, Scientific American, 27 June 2026
  • Lucena said it has not been invited to participate in a mission to Venezuela yet but will be ready if the opportunity arises.
    Will Clark, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • From that glossy start emerges an elaborate, colossal bun composed of braids in varying widths—from pencil-thin plaits woven around the base to chunkier folds making up the lion’s share of the height-enhancing sculpture.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 29 June 2026
  • The trail starts in a glade, crosses a bridge over a creek, then emerges into alpine pasture and scree surrounded by high peaks.
    William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • At its core, the play examines what happens when loyalty to an institution collides with a commitment to the truth, as a young lawyer risks his career to challenge powerful military leaders and expose wrongdoing within the ranks.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • At Cosmedica, the price is built to remove the small logistics that make a foreign trip stressful, and most of the planning happens before a patient lands.
    Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
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“Springs (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springs%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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