Synonyms

sprung

American

[spruhng] / sprʌŋ /

verb

a simple past tense and past participle of spring.

sprung British

/ sprʌŋ /

verb

the past participle and a past tense of spring

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Other Word Forms

self-sprung adjective
unsprung adjective

Example Sentences

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The College Republicans is one of a bevy of groups that have sprung up competing for the minds of young conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

BTS billboards, leased by Netflix, have sprung up all over as Netflix's comeback trailer splashes across giant screens on high-rises.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

They all may as well have sprung from the combined neo-gothic conjurings of Edward Gorey and Harold Pinter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

A whole term structure has sprung up around the VIX, allowing investors to hedge their positions with VIX futures that expire once each month.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Now that darkness had fallen, a ring of fires had sprung up around it, and men with spears and birch-bark horns were keeping watch.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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