crop up
verb
cropped up; cropping up; crops up
: to come or appear when not expected
New problems crop up every day.
His name crops up frequently as a potential candidate.
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Billboards seeking clients have cropped up around the state, and lawyers from throughout the country have come to California to file claims.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
But other complications have cropped up that have hit everyday staples.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Luxury new-build communities have also cropped up in the region, adding housing inventory in the $1 million to $6 million range throughout Davidson, Williamson and Wilson counties.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In 2023 and the first months of 2024, his name cropped up in a lot of excitable articles in the Rio de Janeiro press.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
But other complications have cropped up that have hit everyday staples.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Luxury new-build communities have also cropped up in the region, adding housing inventory in the $1 million to $6 million range throughout Davidson, Williamson and Wilson counties.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In 2023 and the first months of 2024, his name cropped up in a lot of excitable articles in the Rio de Janeiro press.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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“Crop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20up. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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