crop (up)

verb

Definition of crop (up)next
as in to surface
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly a new issue has just cropped up in the campaign

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crop (up)
  1. surface
  2. arise
  3. emerge
  4. happen
Verb
  • Galliano was largely credited for turning Christian Dior into a multimillion-dollar brand, but was fired during Paris Fashion Week after videos surfaced of him making anti-semetic remarks.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Alaska and Russia are positioned about 53 miles apart at their closest point. in January 2024 when reports surfaced that Putin was looking into reobtaining Alaska, reviving an effort pushed by Russian media throughout the ongoing war in Ukraine that Moscow could seize the state.
    Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of surface
Verb
  • This finding has led researchers such as Christopher Walsh, the chief of the genetics and genomics division at Boston Children’s Hospital, to consider what other brain disorders might arise from somatic mutations.
    Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • That’s when the concept of crowdsourced maps arose.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of arise
Verb
  • View 1 Images From fighting memory decline to warding off some cancers, drinking coffee continues to emerge as a way to improve your health.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Such a designation would be standard for Eagles players emerging from concussion protocol.
    Amos Morale III, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of emerge
Verb
  • If that’s what the customer loves, guess what happens when your competition offers a lower price?
    Shep Hyken, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • What happens after the cease-fire has been in place for 60 days?
    Abby Sewell and Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of happen
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