crop
noun
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered.
have been cropping
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present perfect progressiveof crop.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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Shoplifting incidents have been cropping up across the country in recent months, most notably in California.
From Fox News ● Sep. 7, 2021
Regarding Tottenham’s draw, Rennes have been cropping up in the news a lot lately, as they have the highly-rated and much-hyped 18-year-old Eduardo Camavinga on their books.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2021
Community Supported Art shares have been cropping up around the country since at least 2013 when they were popularized by Minneapolis’s Springboard for the Arts.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2021
Posters of Wanchalearm and other disappeared activists have been cropping up around the city.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2020
The Apache ponies have been cropping this very grass within twenty-four hours.
From The Talking Leaves An Indian Story by William Osborn Stoddard
