Thesaurus results for CROPPED (UP)

cropped (up)

verb

past tense of crop (up)

as in arose

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly a new issue has just cropped up in the campaign

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The case arose because Colorado’s new Universal Preschool Program only provides funding to preschools that agree to abide by a nondiscrimination policy.

— Mark Satta, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
The filing, made in April but posted online Monday, comes after questions arose earlier this year about the nature of Kristi Noem’s relationship with a top advisor.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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Reactor, which emerged from stealth in May, develops software to make world models run faster and cheaper, and sells a cloud service that manages the computing capacity.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
When Mohamed Salah terminated his contract with Liverpool a year early, MLS and the Saudi Pro League emerged as potential destinations for the Egyptian star.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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On Monday, a kayaker happened upon a half-kilogram of cocaine off Sumerland Key in the Lower Keys.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
The crash happened as a white Toyota Prius traveling north on Gillham Plaza struck the pedestrian, according to the crash log.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

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That came up 10, 20, 27, 28, 33, matching a free Quick Pick ticket out of the machine at Fresco Y Mas, 8855 Coral Way aka SW 24th St.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
The Knights have lost two games after opponents came up with one-handed, game-winning catches in the closing seconds, making Friday’s blowout setback a bit of an aberration.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

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The public health agency also said no biological safety breaches or laboratory accidents occurred at the facility.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The halting of filming comes days after locals in Livingston protested against the film’s production, which has been reported to include an opening scene depicting the fatal ICE shooting of Renée Good that occurred in Minnesota earlier this year.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

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