sprang (up)

verb

variants or sprung (up)
Definition of sprang (up)next
past tense of spring (up)
as in surfaced
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly a new issue sprang up at yesterday's meeting of the school board

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprang (up)
  1. emerged
  2. appeared
  3. arose
  4. occurred
Verb
  • The record emerged from a period in which false narratives constantly swirled around the band.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Last year, new evidence emerged in the case when Roy Rosselló said he, too, had been raped by José Mendenez, and the brothers' defense team discovered a letter written by Erik to his cousin in 1988 opening up about his father's abuse.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of emerged
Verb
  • Since then, additional decorative drives have appeared, many but not all of them branded tie-ins to entertainment or popular culture.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
  • This article originally appeared in Knowable Magazine, an independent journalistic endeavor from Annual Reviews.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of appeared
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  • More trouble arose in the sixth, when the Mets drew back-to-back two-out walks off Evan Phillips to load the bases again.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The negative consequence for the other person is that their feelings are invalidated; the phrasing subtly implies that their emotions are solely their responsibility, even though those feelings arose because of your actions.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of arose
Verb
  • Five people died as a result, including three family members who were near the road when the incident occurred.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Those results have occurred even as Dudamel has made a huge effort to foster contemporary composition (typically not an old-school orchestra subscriber’s favorite programming), commissioning music from composers around the world.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of occurred
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