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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Joseph Maine, a celebrity hairstylist and the cofounder of Trademark Beauty, adds that frizz can spring up from damage due to heat styling or chemicals.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
But fast-forward 50 years, and multitrillion-dollar supply chains have sprung up to transform silica-rich sands into sophisticated, wondrous computers that live in our pockets.
—Vipul Ved Prakash, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
Over the past 40 years, memorials to America's 20th century wars have sprung up across Washington, D.C., with one conspicuous omission: There was no national memorial to veterans of World War I in our nation's capital.
—Faith Salie, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2024
Demonstrations and protests sprang up around the country, calling for justice in the death of 36-year-old Sonya Massey.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
But fast-forward 50 years, and multitrillion-dollar supply chains have sprung up to transform silica-rich sands into sophisticated, wondrous computers that live in our pockets.
—Vipul Ved Prakash, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
Over the past 40 years, memorials to America's 20th century wars have sprung up across Washington, D.C., with one conspicuous omission: There was no national memorial to veterans of World War I in our nation's capital.
—Faith Salie, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2024
Demonstrations and protests sprang up around the country, calling for justice in the death of 36-year-old Sonya Massey.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Spring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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