spring up
phrasal 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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The Platinum Triangle is the city’s fastest-growing neighborhood with mid-rise apartments and offices springing up in the area that was once mostly industrial.
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Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Follow More of Our Reporting on Business As luxury apartments spring up in Garden City, some homeowners get displaced
December 21, 2023 4:00 AM
Business
A Boise clinic uses the drug ketamine to treat depression.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025
Cho reciprocated with the raw physicality of a man possessed — scrunching up his body, springing up from the piano seat to attack low-register notes.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Several organizations have sprung up—like the AAAV, Wine Unify, Roots Fund, and Bramlett’s organization, among others—providing opportunities for people of color to get more involved.
—Janice Brockenberry, Essence, 21 Feb. 2025
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Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Follow More of Our Reporting on Business As luxury apartments spring up in Garden City, some homeowners get displaced
December 21, 2023 4:00 AM
Business
A Boise clinic uses the drug ketamine to treat depression.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025
Cho reciprocated with the raw physicality of a man possessed — scrunching up his body, springing up from the piano seat to attack low-register notes.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Several organizations have sprung up—like the AAAV, Wine Unify, Roots Fund, and Bramlett’s organization, among others—providing opportunities for people of color to get more involved.
—Janice Brockenberry, Essence, 21 Feb. 2025
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 Mar. 2025.
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