crop up
verb
cropped up; cropping up; crops up
: to come or appear when not expected
New problems crop up every day.
His name crops up frequently as a potential candidate.
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Acne can crop up in your 20s and beyond because reproductive hormones rev up as your body edges closer to its peak fertile window.
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Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 16 June 2025
New, bilingual signage is cropping up in the Adirondacks region, too.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
The word passion crops up often when associates reminisce about Lauder, particularly when his son, William P. Lauder, executive chairman, reflects about his days with his father.
—Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
The tightness cropped up when the third baseman ranged to his right for a foul ball.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
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Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 16 June 2025
New, bilingual signage is cropping up in the Adirondacks region, too.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
The word passion crops up often when associates reminisce about Lauder, particularly when his son, William P. Lauder, executive chairman, reflects about his days with his father.
—Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
The tightness cropped up when the third baseman ranged to his right for a foul ball.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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