crop
noun
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered.
were cropping
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past progressiveof crop.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But even as Tulip Town survived its first year, problems were cropping up.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
In Atlanta’s northern suburbs, Robinson said, Republican campaign placards were cropping up in neighborhoods where they had disappeared in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
But around 15 years ago, he noticed editorials critiquing the dogma were cropping up in the scientific literature.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 2, 2021
Outdoor shows were cropping up in parks and on sidewalks, and Feehan was back onstage — figuratively.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2020
Similarly mournful love songs were cropping up all over Europe during this period, their woeful lyrics gaining popularity in courts, noble houses, and other places where a sheet of printed music could be afforded.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
