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What does spring up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word spring up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To appear suddenly.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) To come rapidly into existence.
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Ronnie felt a flare of anger spring up and he clenched his hands into fists, shooting a glare at Jessica.
Democrats will need some truly Shadowy groups, brand new 527s that spring up, launch ads and push polls in key states, and then fade away.
Microbusinesses could even spring up in the rapidly growing business-to-business auction market.
We didn't know whether the soil would simply blow away, or if a truly bio-diverse culture could spring up so high above ground.
In the eastern forest region, if the grass be left to itself, small trees soon spring up in its midst.
Other investigators argue that only in cases where more than two languages are in contact do true pidgins spring up.

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