Crop up and Precede

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Crop up verb - To come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly.

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Precede is an antonym for crop up in topics: occur, happen.

Precede verb - To go or come before in time.

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Crop up is an antonym for precede.

Nearby Words: precedent, preceding, precedence

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Precede and Crop up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crop_up/precede

Crop up & Precede. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crop_up/precede>.

Precede or Crop up. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crop_up/precede.

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