spring (up)

verb

Definition of spring (up)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spring (up)
  1. surface
  2. arise
  3. emerge
  4. happen
Verb
  • One day later, news surfaced that Meta had quietly abandoned its plan to restructure its workforce around AI agents.
    — Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier yesterday, Nepali and Chinese officials were forced to pull emergency crews out after the first lake surfaced.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of surface
Verb
  • Ather Energy Ather says it's also mitigated a couple of potentially awful situations that might arise with the key.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Situations will always arise where sophisticated reasoning is worth every dollar.
    — Tiffany Chang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of arise
Verb
  • Campbell emerged as a core special teamer as camp progressed.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Dylan Kupsh, 27, emerged as a vocal UCLA protester and an outlier in the campus movement.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of emerge
Verb
  • But the extremely rapid pace here also raises concern about what happens if, or when, the boom starts to dissipate.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • What happened next changed the young United States, forcing people to question the line between law — which protected slavery — and justice, which demanded resistance to that law.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of happen
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“Spring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spring%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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