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as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
the springs of this time-honored tradition run too deep to allow for easy explanation
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as in to start
to come into existence
when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally
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as in to release
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
had to spend a night in jail until their lawyer could come to spring them
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Recent Examples of spring
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2026
Skip the grocery store this spring and get a free $60 gift with your first order.
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Rachel Cortez,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The holes enhance underfoot compression, absorbing impact and springing you back up into the next step.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Noun
His spring 2027 menswear show, presented a few weeks ago in Paris, included a softer take on black tie, with loose trousers and long frock coats.
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Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2026
Skip the grocery store this spring and get a free $60 gift with your first order.
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Rachel Cortez,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Verb
Hope appears to spring eternal that Putin might seek some sort of off-ramp, given his dire stalemate on the battlefield and struggle defending Russian airspace.
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Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The holes enhance underfoot compression, absorbing impact and springing you back up into the next step.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spring
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Apple is preparing a massive leap in display technology for its future iPad Pro and Mac line-ups.
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While there were two last-place finishers in 2024 who made the leap atop their divisions in 2025, there were still five fourth-place finishers from 2024 that ended up in the same spot at the end of the 2025 season.
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The source claimed that the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star checked into the facility voluntarily.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are expected to take over Madison Square Garden for two events celebrating their wedding, ABC News and CNN reported on June 30, citing sources familiar with the plans.
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In order to keep the necessities, like Bear Valley Community Hospital, online, BVES shut power off to businesses and homes starting Friday morning for several hours.
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The first baseman started the scoring in the first frame, lining an RBI single before adding a 418-foot solo homer in the third inning.
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The blaze remained confined to the wrecking yard property, despite briefly jumping a fence and igniting vegetation to the west.
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His father, Brian Cohn, jumped into the pool to try to pull him out, but the suction from the drain was too strong.
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Linda Parisi, Blake Rakela’s defense attorney, has asked the court to set bail and allow her client to be released while the criminal case proceeds.
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As of Monday, the father was treated and released from a hospital, where his 11-year-old remained in stable condition.
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The first commercial hop farm was 45 acres and started in Massachusetts in 1648.
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That leaves you about an hour to grab a bite to eat, snap some selfies with Disney characters and hop on a few more rides.
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The club retired the cradle of Louis XIV from its badge—a symbol of Saint-Germain as a suburban town 20 kilometers outside Paris, where the kings once lived.
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However, the country’s history draws parallels with Atlanta’s own identity as a cradle of civil rights activism.
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Friends of both Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs football star tight end began arriving mid-afternoon in a steady stream of SUVs.
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Nunez said investigators planned to interview an employee who was working at the business when the blaze began.
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“Spring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spring. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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