spring up
phrasal verb
sprang up or sprung up; sprung up; springing up; springs up
: to grow or appear suddenly
The weeds sprang up overnight.
New housing developments are springing up all over the state.
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Sanders set the standard for ensuring community members were involved in decision-making as new developments sprang up in the neighborhood.
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Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
But late last year, new statements sprang up on the same webpage, baselessly casting doubt on vaccine safety.
—Amanda Seitz, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
But this community of musicians on Ocean Avenue sprung up less by design and more as a byproduct of affordable housing shrinking to an ever-smaller pool of neighborhoods, among them Midwood, a middle-class residential area in south-central Brooklyn nestled between Marine Park and Bensonhurst.
—Daniel Yadin, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
Protests sprang up all over Iran in December and January, largely fueled by an unaffordability crisis driven by inflation and the depreciation of the country’s currency.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
But late last year, new statements sprang up on the same webpage, baselessly casting doubt on vaccine safety.
—Amanda Seitz, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
But this community of musicians on Ocean Avenue sprung up less by design and more as a byproduct of affordable housing shrinking to an ever-smaller pool of neighborhoods, among them Midwood, a middle-class residential area in south-central Brooklyn nestled between Marine Park and Bensonhurst.
—Daniel Yadin, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
Protests sprang up all over Iran in December and January, largely fueled by an unaffordability crisis driven by inflation and the depreciation of the country’s currency.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for spring up
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“Spring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20up. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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