spring up
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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Hundreds of courts are springing up everywhere – at gyms, municipal leisure centers, old warehouses, and new developments.
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Mark Rice-Oxley,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 June 2026
Subclubs have sprung up in states from California all the way to North Carolina, where women gather to jump rope, hula hoop, dance, hopscotch and build friendships.
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Erica Olsen,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
True to their name Renaissance fairs just keep springing up again.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
As a commentary in Thursday’s Opinion section detailed, polls show about half of Americans are deeply skeptical of the data centers springing up across the nation to supply the immense electricity needs of the rapidly booming artificial intelligence economy.
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U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Mark Rice-Oxley,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 June 2026
Subclubs have sprung up in states from California all the way to North Carolina, where women gather to jump rope, hula hoop, dance, hopscotch and build friendships.
—
Erica Olsen,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
True to their name Renaissance fairs just keep springing up again.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
As a commentary in Thursday’s Opinion section detailed, polls show about half of Americans are deeply skeptical of the data centers springing up across the nation to supply the immense electricity needs of the rapidly booming artificial intelligence economy.
—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2026
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“Spring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20up. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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