crop up
verb
cropped up; cropping up; crops up
: to come or appear when not expected
New problems crop up every day.
His name crops up frequently as a potential candidate.
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There had been some problems with their performance during an uncrewed flight test to the space station in May 2022, and Wilmore had been concerned those issues might crop up again.
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ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
New free services and communities have cropped up to fill the void, including Travel Ladies, an app that caters to solo female adventurers.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The calendar quirk crops up again in August when SSI recipients will get two checks – the August payment on Aug. 1 and the September payment on Aug. 29 – but no payment in the calendar month of September.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
This never got past the drawing board stage, but the idea kept cropping up again and again with many variations on a circular shape and performance that spanned from interesting to rubbish.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
New free services and communities have cropped up to fill the void, including Travel Ladies, an app that caters to solo female adventurers.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The calendar quirk crops up again in August when SSI recipients will get two checks – the August payment on Aug. 1 and the September payment on Aug. 29 – but no payment in the calendar month of September.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
This never got past the drawing board stage, but the idea kept cropping up again and again with many variations on a circular shape and performance that spanned from interesting to rubbish.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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