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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As more teams spring up, particularly as interest in women’s sports surges, there are fewer viable mascot names to go around. —

Greg McKenna, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024 Hidden speakeasies, creative startups, and new galleries are springing up, and last year, several restaurants received the country’s first-ever Michelin stars. —

Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024 In Ballroom Blitz, Clayton delves into how the showbands were part of wider social and cultural change as ballrooms sprang up, offering the young generation a chance to meet up and lose their inhibitions. —

Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024 The policy changes came amid pro-Palestinian encampments that sprung up on college campuses nationwide, including in Wisconsin, protesting the Israel-Hamas war. —

La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spring up