crop up
To occur, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“New problems often crop up at work.”
“I wanted to finish the project today, but a few unexpected issues cropped up that delayed my progress.”
“Although the team prepared for every contingency, unforeseen technical difficulties cropped up during the live demonstration, forcing them to improvise a solution.”
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bumper crop
An excess of something; a large yield.
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cream of the crop
The best or most desirable among some selection.
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cream the crop
To pick out the most valuable or desirable things or people from a group for one's own interests.
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specialty crop
Any of various crops cultivated for, or managed and gathered for, human use (in food, personal hygiene, medicine, or decoration) rather than as animal feed, fodder, or forage.
Last updated August 10, 2026