Thesaurus results for SPRINGS (UP)

springs (up)

verb

Definition of springs (up)

present tense third-person singular of spring (up)

as in surfaces

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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Quantum Metric said its VoC solution automatically surfaces sentiment, issues and trends across feedback, then ties it to prior sessions.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
This is something that surfaces at a certain point in the film.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of surfaces

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Partners should also understand how the specialist handles data, account access and escalation when a delivery or reporting problem arises.

— Oleg Levitas, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Instead, the Packers were blown out by an 0-2 team on their home turf, and now a big question arises.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of arises

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As the train emerges from the tunnel, pitch darkness alternates with sudden bursts of sunlight through openings in the bedrock.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
Washington and other donors often step up when a crisis emerges, but scrambling to put together an emergency response is far from the best way to handle a biological threat.

— STEPHANIE PSAKI, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerges

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This is barely a description of what actually happens, but more of an understanding of what lies beneath the surface of the plot, the emotional core of the adventure at hand, maybe even what critics sometimes call the driving force of a novel.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
If that happens, the workaround would be to do the transfers farther away — taking more time and running up even bigger bills.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

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