crop
noun
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered.
has been cropping
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present perfect progressiveof crop (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It’s an issue that has been cropping up more and more.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
The Italian dessert has been cropping up in commits since July last year.
From The Verge ● Feb. 11, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it confirmed that the patient had monkeypox and that the infection matches the strain that has been cropping up in Nigeria since 2017.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
Zika has spread extensively in Latin America and the Caribbean over the past year, and more recently it has been cropping up in south-east Asia.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2016
During the four years he has occupied the land he has been cropping it, and the crops have invariably been sold before being reaped, and as soon as reaped carried off.
From The Life of George Borrow by Clement K. Shorter
