1
as in originated
to come into existence
when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally
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2
as in leapt
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the cat sprang and pounced on the mouse
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3
as in released
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
had to spend a night in jail until their lawyer could come to spring them
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Recent Examples of sprung
George’s orange cat, Saskia, had sprung through the window from the garden.
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David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Up front, Dusan Vlahovic held the ball up well, sprung several counter-attacks and beat Eder Militao in a foot-race only for Thibaut Courtois to prevail in the one-v-one.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Everyone instantly sprung into action.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The crowd cheered as the trap was sprung.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The wideout collected himself and sprung free for a 45-yard touchdown reception, breaking things open at 24-0.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
John’s theory — that the agrarian plots of Hawaii’s prized plant is the physical representation of a game board — is the idea that life itself sprung into abundance because of play.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
In an interview with Vogue at the time, Dobrev revealed that White had sprung the proposal on her by creating a fake invite to an industry event.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Fields and the Jets would respond, as Wilson sprung free and was open 33 yards from the line of scrimmage for his first touchdown of the season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Up front, Dusan Vlahovic held the ball up well, sprung several counter-attacks and beat Eder Militao in a foot-race only for Thibaut Courtois to prevail in the one-v-one.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Everyone instantly sprung into action.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The crowd cheered as the trap was sprung.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The wideout collected himself and sprung free for a 45-yard touchdown reception, breaking things open at 24-0.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
John’s theory — that the agrarian plots of Hawaii’s prized plant is the physical representation of a game board — is the idea that life itself sprung into abundance because of play.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
In an interview with Vogue at the time, Dobrev revealed that White had sprung the proposal on her by creating a fake invite to an industry event.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Fields and the Jets would respond, as Wilson sprung free and was open 33 yards from the line of scrimmage for his first touchdown of the season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprung
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The myth originated during World War II when Londoners sheltering from German warplanes in subway stations had to endure bites from mosquitoes.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The hypothesis is that the object that has recently been ripped apart by the white dwarf could have originated from this debris disk of material that survived the death of the star.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their name has not yet been released by officials.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Plans for a fourth film, set to be released in 2011, never crystallized.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Team-mates who had started the match were entitled to a greater share of the blame.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In 1977, Rosalynn Carter started the tradition of the office of the first lady being located in the wing, alongside the social secretary.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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On Instagram, the watchmaker has leaped from seventh place among watch brands to third in 2023, before climbing to second position last year.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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But, after getting a little too close, the canine swiftly leapt back and kept a safe distance.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Charlie had been abandoned and then rescued and fostered by a man in Jacksonville.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The news comes after a Holland America Line ship rescued two people from a sailing vessel in distress in August during a cruise from Boston to Quebec City, Canada.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Members of the committee from both political parties criticized Underly for choosing to accept an alumni award at Indiana University instead of appearing before the committee Thursday to answer questions about student safety for the public that have arisen because of the Capital Times reporting.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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As the government shutdown continues with no end in sight, questions have arisen about the status of several key government services.—
Selina Wang,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
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That figure jumped 26 percent over last year’s NLCS, which was the previous record in Japan.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Indians were publicly traded in the 1990s at major discounts to private values, and only jumped when they were taken private.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Millions remain far from liberated from economic pressure, and few of us feel burdened by an excess of free time.—
Arianna Huffington,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Warsaw doctors likewise wrote about patients whose hearts failed after they were fed; when Allied soldiers liberated the concentration camps, large numbers of emaciated people died after being given high-calorie foods such as chocolate.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Sprung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprung. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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