Thesaurus results for SPRUNG (UP)

sprung (up)

verb

Definition of sprung (up)

past participle of spring (up)

as in arisen

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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The vanishing New York chronicled in the blogs of the mid-aughts has mostly vanished, NYU has colonized large swaths of downtown, and a populace struggling to afford the crushing price of housing has arisen in its wake.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
And the human element isn’t the only complication — there are legal questions that haven’t arisen before to consider, too.

— Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of arisen

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Backup quarterback Drew Lock said the praise for the high-flying Rams hasn’t come up a lot in Seattle’s locker room.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Brown and Martin each wrote part of the new song, while Martin and Helms came up with new jokes to replace the old-timey ones from the Stanleys’ bit.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of come up

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And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Trust your gut when something feels off, verify what happened and act quickly to lock down your accounts and credit.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of happened

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Scripps has emerged as a leader in women’s sports broadcasting.

— Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Vela Gonzalez was dragged down the concrete steps and pushed to the ground by two agents, before a third agent emerged to handcuff him, according to video footage reviewed by The Times.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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