springs 1 of 2

noun

Definition of springsnext
plural of spring
1
as in leaps
an act of leaping into the air the deer gave a sudden spring and disappeared into the woods

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2
as in sources
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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springs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of spring
1
as in originates
to come into existence when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally

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2
as in jumps
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air the cat sprang and pounced on the mouse

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3
as in frees
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for springs
  1. jumps
  2. frees
  3. starts
  4. leaps
  5. releases
  6. arises
  7. origins
  8. begins
Verb
  • The online world sometimes seems to revolve around stressful scenarios—road rages, animal attacks, cliff jumps, political debates—that demand our response, or at least our contemplation of one.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The historically subversive comedy, which debuted off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 2019, jumps between 16th century France, 1920s India and 1960s Idaho, and will feature a South Asian and South Asian American cast.
    Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumps
Verb
  • Reframing failure as part of the process, rather than the end of it, frees us from its chokehold.
    Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Shifting your focus from perfection to progress frees you from the fear of failure.
    Joe Altieri, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of frees
Verb
  • The miscalculation means Williams very well could be on his third offensive play caller and third head coach by the time his second training camp starts.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Unlocking the power of RWD/RWE starts with the right datasets.
    Premier Contributor, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of starts
Verb
  • The video, which has received over 840,000 views since it was shared on November 20, shows Iggy waiting in the backyard while Duffy leaps upward to open the door from the inside.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
  • As a director, Kendrick leaps around in time through the ’70s, staging a number of Rodney Alcala’s pickups and murders.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of leaps
Verb
  • Some scientists are convinced that SAI, which releases tiny particles into part of the upper atmosphere, would work to cool the planet because of observations made after volcanic eruptions.
    Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Both companies are moving aggressively to capture market share before Apple releases its own AI features.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of releases
Verb
  • Specific State Anticompetitive Market Distortions A separate sort of problem arises from specific government regulatory schemes that distort markets, often by imposing economically unjustified burdens on competitors.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This gap often arises because emotions are contagious.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of arises
Noun
  • The goose game has its origins in a 16th-century board game once played at the court of the Medici and famously gifted to Spain’s King Philip II.
    John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Though the white paper that introduced bitcoin’s origins and philosophy—something of an urtext for crypto overall—does not discuss politics per se, cryptocurrency was quickly adopted and championed by cyberlibertarians.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of origins
Verb
  • When the game begins, a team begins their turn by rolling a pair of giant foam dice and advancing a massive game piece up the enormous, piazza-sized board.
    John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As the agentic era of AI begins, Hassabis says there are both new and old problems to solve.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of begins
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