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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Unsurprisingly, given its singular importance, a whole industry dedicated to cultivating more of it has sprung up.
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Rachel Sugar, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
The labor action sprang up almost a month ago at the height of the Christmas package delivery season, with workers at Amazon facilities dotted across the country picketing for better wages, benefits, and working conditions, and a demand that Amazon negotiate with them on a contract.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Additional fires have also sprung up in the Southern California area.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Not every entrant in the accuracy economy is as large or well resourced: in the past decade, hundreds of small fact-checking Web sites have sprung up around the world, including many in countries, such as India, where press freedom is far from a guarantee.
—Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Sugar, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
The labor action sprang up almost a month ago at the height of the Christmas package delivery season, with workers at Amazon facilities dotted across the country picketing for better wages, benefits, and working conditions, and a demand that Amazon negotiate with them on a contract.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Additional fires have also sprung up in the Southern California area.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Not every entrant in the accuracy economy is as large or well resourced: in the past decade, hundreds of small fact-checking Web sites have sprung up around the world, including many in countries, such as India, where press freedom is far from a guarantee.
—Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Spring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20up. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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