springs (up)

verb

Definition of springs (up)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for springs (up)
  1. surfaces
  2. arises
  3. emerges
  4. happens
Verb
  • Instead of a treasury analyst manually pulling payment data into a spreadsheet to spot trends, the tool surfaces patterns, opportunities and risks automatically, through dashboards and peer comparisons.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of surfaces
Verb
  • But most of our group behavior arises through a qualitatively different process than local contagion.
    — Michael Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • For example, turbulence arises when a flowing fluid encounters an obstacle that changes the velocity of part of the flow.
    — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of arises
Verb
  • Out emerges Nigella Lawson, the newest Baking Show judge in almost a decade.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The second reason is that there's an interesting set-up here that could be the start of a fresh breakout, as the stock emerges from a consolidation below the year's highs.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of emerges
Verb
  • But Barra knows that the idea will make some consumers uneasy—and GM, more than most companies, knows exactly what happens when customers don’t feel safe.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • What happens next is conveyed almost entirely through flashbacks to dinners that weren’t interesting enough to become full scenes.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of happens
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“Springs (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springs%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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