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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After decades of offshoring, new factories and plants are opening in communities across the U.S. to build cutting-edge technologies that are in growing global demand, with domestic supply chains and good jobs quickly springing up in their support.
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Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In response, several unofficial accounts that parodied the National Park Service sprung up, including the Alt National Park Service.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
With high demand for housing, new buildings began to spring up everywhere, including on the shores of wetlands like Pelican Lake Reserve.
—Raad Al-Remi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
In the days, weeks and months that followed, massive relief efforts sprung up and headed for the mountains, many originating in Charlotte.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
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Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In response, several unofficial accounts that parodied the National Park Service sprung up, including the Alt National Park Service.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
With high demand for housing, new buildings began to spring up everywhere, including on the shores of wetlands like Pelican Lake Reserve.
—Raad Al-Remi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
In the days, weeks and months that followed, massive relief efforts sprung up and headed for the mountains, many originating in Charlotte.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Spring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20up. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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