crop up

verb

cropped up; cropping up; crops up

intransitive verb

: to come or appear when not expected

New problems crop up every day.

His name crops up frequently as a potential candidate.

Examples of crop up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, protests have cropped up all over the Ivy League school’s campus. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event is finally here and sales are cropping up from brands like Lexar and Samsung. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

The season’s first Atlantic hurricane could crop up this week. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Shortly after Starliner deployed from its rocket, however, some issues cropped up — namely, helium leaks and the failure of five of Starliner's 28 reaction control system (RCS) thrusters. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Note: See note at crop entry 2

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crop up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup