Thesaurus results for SPRING UP

spring (up)

verb

Definition of spring (up)

as in to surface

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 phrase first surfaced in early 2024 and has grown in popularity since, according to Know Your Meme.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Healthcare funding pressures have surfaced in Miller-Meeks’ district.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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The working-out of that vision, by way of experience that arises from her sudden change of circumstances, is the movie’s emotional and intellectual heart, its main line, abstract in form but altogether concrete in the decisions that result.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
In his view, many teens are approaching these chatbots for emotional support, but problems arise because these products were not intended for that purpose.

— Alex Hartman, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

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Israeli jets struck the Abu al-Dahar airbase in northern Syria, targeting what officials said was an emerging Turkish military buildup that Israel viewed as a significant threat.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The theater also is poised to strengthen the neighborhood’s identity as a Black cultural arts district by attracting top-tier talent, hosting major events and creating opportunities for emerging local artists.

— LaMonica Peters, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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Confession, but questions remain Precisely what happened after Berezovska, Reut and Zhykovych met by the highway is unclear — each of the two men have given their own version of the story.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
The tinted windows looked out onto the courts where Richardson trained some of the best young female players in the Rio Grande Valley, but the glass was one-way, and from outside, nothing that happened in the room was visible.

— Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

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