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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Facebook groups and other online communities have sprung up around shuffling, allowing expats navigating all sorts of situations to compare notes and share strategies.
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Carole Rosenblat, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
But then a heavy beat drops, and the figure crouches down into a duckwalk, moving across the walkway in a low bounce before springing up with the circling arm movements of voguing.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
In the 1920s and 30s, lidos began springing up along the lungomare, the seemingly endless seafront promenade.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Construction, maintenance and shipping businesses have sprung up, along with secondary businesses that support the industry.
—Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
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Carole Rosenblat, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
But then a heavy beat drops, and the figure crouches down into a duckwalk, moving across the walkway in a low bounce before springing up with the circling arm movements of voguing.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
In the 1920s and 30s, lidos began springing up along the lungomare, the seemingly endless seafront promenade.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Construction, maintenance and shipping businesses have sprung up, along with secondary businesses that support the industry.
—Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 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 21 May. 2026.
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