Thesaurus results for SPRUNG (UP)

sprung (up)

verb

Definition of sprung (up)

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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Speculation has arisen on social media that the death was related to the recent heat wave that has pushed temperatures to record levels in the past few days.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Several approaches to solving the Rendering Equation in the production of still and motion pictures have arisen in the intervening years.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of arisen

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The charges from April are said to have occurred between 1999 and 2005 and involve four women.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Sunday's attack occurred as the Saudis hosted a major international energy conference in Riyadh, with other high-profile events including an investment gathering on the horizon.

— SAMY MAGDY, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of occurred

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The designers came up with an infrastructure that started with eight elevators to make everything accessible, from the private beach at the base of the cliff to the terrace at the top of the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Since the sale, some of the pieces have again come up for auction.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of come up

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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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