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pop up

1 of 1verb
/pɑp ʌp/
Forms:pops up,popping up,popped up,popped up
1

to appear or happen unexpectedly

  • While reading the article, a related video popped up on the sidebar.
  • Little mushrooms popped up overnight in the garden.
  • I hadn't seen him for years, then he just popped up at the reunion.
  • New boutiques and eateries keep popping up in the downtown area.
  • Every now and then, a memory of our trip would pop up in our conversations.
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