crop up

verb

cropped up; cropping up; crops up

intransitive verb

: to come or appear when not expected
New problems crop up every day.
His name crops up frequently as a potential candidate.

Examples of crop up in a Sentence

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But small sightings crop up here and there, signaling the potential future possibilities. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025 Once-fringe media figures crop up across Washington The new administration, more broadly, is welcoming media figures once relegated to the fringes. Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, listening bars, long popular in Japan, are cropping up from New York City to Los Angeles, spinning cool-jazz LPs on classic systems as the bartenders pour Scotch whisky far younger than the audio gear itself. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2025 Yet some unusual cases may crop up, for example if a beneficiary was also affected by the earnings test. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crop up

Word History

Etymology

Note: See note at crop entry 2

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crop up was in 1844

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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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