Thesaurus results for SPRUNG (UP)

sprung (up)

verb

Definition of sprung (up)

past participle of spring (up)

as in arisen

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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Other societal tensions have already arisen around South Korean chipmakers’ burgeoning profits from the AI boom.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Concerns about vessels in the estuary resurfaced Monday after people associated with the aquatic center complained about them blocking the waterway and other issues that have arisen.

— Harry Harris, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Definition of arisen

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The bicentennial occurred during an election year, with all the partisan denunciations that entails (though when Jimmy Carter narrowly beat Ford, no one thought of contesting the results).

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
When there is a death in jail, the Sheriff's Office notifies the county, then the commissioner court’s members receive a communication that a death has occurred in custody or jail.

— Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026

Definition of occurred

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Those who came up on romantic comedies of the '80s and '90s should dip into this early – and rather nifty – example of the genre.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Throughout the game, seeing green shirts on the large screen triggered cheers through the crowd, while boos came up when yellow kits were displayed.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of come up

Verb

When that happened, on July 4, 1778, locals rang the old bell, which had been delivered up the Mississippi from New Orleans, and for a long time locals stored the bell inside the church.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The incident seemed to spark a bit of life into Morocco as its best passages of play happened afterwards, with Canada seeming to lose a step after starting so well.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

Despite the speculation, very few details have emerged, and almost no leaks have surfaced.

— Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Multiple network insiders said Tuesday afternoon that no clear front-runner has emerged for James, but that money will not drive the decision.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of emerged

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