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In reply to the discussion: Use of "sprang up." [View all]

royable

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7. "Sprang up" implies suddenness, and sounds too modern to me
Mon Jun 12, 2023, 03:15 PM
Jun 2023

Was it sudden? Did it grow or evolve from prior belief systems? Coalesced. Formed. Matured. Was born. Hatched. Came of age. Jelled. Evolved. Condensed. Materialized. Entered the scene. Germinated. And more possibilities, depending on the nature of its origins.

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