sprung (up)

verb

Definition of sprung (up)next
past participle of spring (up)
as in arisen
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 Synonyms for sprung (up)
  1. arisen
  2. occurred
  3. come up
  4. happened
  5. emerged
Verb
  • Glitches have arisen during other live events streamed on competitors’ platforms, including on YouTube during an NFL game last year and on Amazon’s Prime Video during a Thursday Night Football game in 2022.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Advertisement Those situations have arisen plenty in these first four games and, while the Dodgers have indeed showed up big, the Mets have shrunk.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of arisen
Verb
  • Ask yourself why these events occurred and try to find the inner causes of these situations.
    Corrin Gani, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The shooting occurred a few months after the doctor had been jumped by a trio of men with baseball bats, an attack that left him fearing for his life.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of occurred
Verb
  • The Boston Red Sox came up short in their free-agent pursuit of outfielder Juan Soto.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Of course, his work with one of Hollywood’s biggest stars also came up, Tom Cruise.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of come up
Verb
  • Sarah can tell us what happened next.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Jones has since acknowledged that the Connecticut school shooting happened.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of happened
Verb
  • Walgreens stock surged 18% on December 10 after reports emerged that it was being sold to a private equity investor.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As demand for tech professionals continues to grow in the United States, Latin America (LATAM) has emerged as a hub for engineering talent and software development.
    Daniel Pena, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of emerged
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“Sprung (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprung%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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