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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Since then, hundreds of weed shops have sprung up in urban areas. —

Richard C. Paddock, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The structures sprung up around the city to house the poor working class, such as the laborers who toiled for the success of the East India Company through the 1800s. —

John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025 Similar funds have sprung up across L.A. One had raised nearly $70,000 by Tuesday morning. —

Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025 The lineup for the 2000s-era indie rock-heavy Just Like Heaven festival has yet to be officially announced, but billboards have sprung up in southern California confirming a bill led by Vampire Weekend and the reunited Rilo Kiley, who haven’t played live since June 2008. —

Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for spring up