spring up
phrasal verb
sprang up or sprung up; sprung up; springing up; springs up
: to grow or appear suddenly
The weeds sprang up overnight.
New housing developments are springing up all over the state.
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Many vendors host their own customer and partner events, and smaller regional or niche events have sprung up over the years, like B-Sides, or Hou.
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Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
In March, protesters in Vermont forced Vance and his family to flee a ski resort after demonstrations sprang up against the administration’s Ukraine stance, the Daily Beast reported.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
A number of cottage industries in makeshift tin shacks have sprung up on a field next to the Levi's factory.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 20 July 2025
The festival has become so popular that spinoff versions of the festival have sprung up in the French Alps (Tomorrowland Winter) and Brazil (Tomorrowland Brazil).
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 July 2025
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Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
In March, protesters in Vermont forced Vance and his family to flee a ski resort after demonstrations sprang up against the administration’s Ukraine stance, the Daily Beast reported.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
A number of cottage industries in makeshift tin shacks have sprung up on a field next to the Levi's factory.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 20 July 2025
The festival has become so popular that spinoff versions of the festival have sprung up in the French Alps (Tomorrowland Winter) and Brazil (Tomorrowland Brazil).
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for spring up
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“Spring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20up. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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