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as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
the springs of this time-honored tradition run too deep to allow for easy explanation
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as in to start
to come into existence
when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally
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as in to release
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
had to spend a night in jail until their lawyer could come to spring them
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as in to surface
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 spring
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Named after the pink phlox flowers that bloom in spring in parts of North America rather than for the moon's color, April’s pink moon reached its full phase at 8:23 p.m. EDT, aligning almost perfectly with moonrise in parts of North America.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
And during evening hours, the forests spring to life with the loud peeping of the island’s many coquí species, a variety of tiny frog that’s renowned for its signature call.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The racing world converges on The Last Great Colosseum this weekend, with Denny Hamlin aiming for another Bristol spring race win and coming off his win at Darlington.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Named after the pink phlox flowers that bloom in spring in parts of North America rather than for the moon's color, April’s pink moon reached its full phase at 8:23 p.m. EDT, aligning almost perfectly with moonrise in parts of North America.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
Now, more than a year after Valerie’s disappearance, hope has sprung.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
And during evening hours, the forests spring to life with the loud peeping of the island’s many coquí species, a variety of tiny frog that’s renowned for its signature call.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spring
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In a trailer for the documentary shared exclusively with PEOPLE, A Goofy Movie director Kevin Lima recalls what a leap of faith the project was from the start.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But really, the act of getting pregnant is a leap of faith.—
Ashley Parker,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
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Constructed from Alexander Graham Bell’s simple tetrahedron cell, the Cygnet model consists of two equilateral paper triangles, connected and illuminated by a hidden light source.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Legendary is eyeing a 2026 production start, another source adds.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The 6-1, 197-pounder probably won’t be available late in the first round, but his stock took a hit at the combine because his testing numbers (4.5 40-yard dash and 33-inch vertical jump) were so much worse than Emmanwori’s.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Those looking to upgrade from the 30 series or older must judge the RTX 5090’s performance on its own terms to see if the frame rates are enough to make the jump.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Working inside the iconic 52-story-tall Vehicle Assembly Building, ground teams used heavy-duty cranes to first lift the butterscotch orange core stage from its cradle in the VAB's cavernous transfer aisle, the central passageway between the building's four rocket assembly bays.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Mar. 2025
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Side and stomach sleepers will especially appreciate the side channels that cradle arms, as well as divots that minimize pressure on cheeks and ears.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 2025
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While Rita Ora and Jenny McCarthy guessed basketball legends Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke went full throttle with a hip hop legend.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
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The hop from 8K to 4K just isn’t nearly as compelling as the jump from 1080p to 4K. That might change once streaming services announce movies and shows in 8K (or an 8K physical media standard), which could show more of a difference than tech demo footage, but for now, 8K remains a nonstarter.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Artists of all ages can create vibrant chalk art near the park fountain.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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The fountain also has a low-water detection system, automatically stopping if water levels get too low.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
31 Mar. 2025
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At the beginning of last year, Del Rey shared a snippet of the ballad without any context.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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At the beginning of Carrie Coon‘s time in Thailand filming this season of The White Lotus, she — along with her costars Leslie Bibb and Michelle Monaghan — was reckoning with the idea that their plotline felt much quieter than the others.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Baseball is a world of a million origin stories.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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While such reservoirs have been found before, their origins were previously unclear.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Spring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spring. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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