pop
verb (used without object)
to make a short, quick, explosive sound.
have popped
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present perfectof pop.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Internet would-be sleuths have popped up in Zach’s comments on social media this week, probing Brian’s behavior and previous conduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Meanwhile, AI startups have popped up in the Midtown South neighborhood and other areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Mercy Corps now supports some of the new co-working spaces which have popped up across Gaza using generators and solar panels to offer better internet connections and a more stable power supply.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Lacking space, some pitches have popped up inside warehouse buildings like one in Brooklyn, wedged between a trash-strewn highway and a pawnbroker.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Yet it is also true that the very same troubles that loom catastrophically large one day can seem like small potatoes the next, particularly if even worse troubles have popped up to take their place.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
