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creep

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verb

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as in to encroach
to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits water crept slowly over the top of the tub and onto the floor

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as in to crawl
to move slowly with the body close to the ground the kitten crept silently across the floor before suddenly pouncing on the mouse

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of creep
Noun
That creep who runs North Korea said his father shot 18 in a round of golf. Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025 Another unexpected force accelerating RTO creep is government influence. Jason Wingard, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
The scene is bucolic, except for the occasional semi-truck that speeds by on the narrow but busy road adjacent to the orchard, a reminder of the commercial industry that is creeping into the rural area. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 The unemployment rate is expected to creep up to 4.3% The market also will keep an eye on the level of revisions to past reports. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for creep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creep
Noun
  • Lisa and Jody are mad that Larsa was a jerk at Jody’s birthday party.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 June 2025
  • Based on my experience, labeling someone a contrarian is just an extremely polite way of calling out a person for being a jerk who’s obsessed with the sound of their own voice.
    Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Still, given enough time, some stars will encroach on our personal space.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 26 June 2025
  • If encroaching kids and pets are cramping your style, a mega mattress might help.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • Medical examiners ruled two other deaths in January and February to be from natural causes, but a Miami Herald investigation found evidence of substandard or delayed medical care.
    Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
  • Other risks of delaying ovarian aging may remain unknown.
    Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • In particular, website owners and SEO experts wanted to know how Cloudflare planned to block Google's bot from scraping sites to fuel AI overviews without risking blocking the same bot from crawling for valuable search engine placements.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
  • Both are unable, under any circumstances, to resist crawling under someone doing a downward-facing dog.
    Erika Sjule, New Yorker, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • That’s good for everyone, even expat journalists dragging their kids along to cover a new story.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
  • The plucky little superdog drags Superman to the Fortress of Solitude, where he is treated by a posse of robots.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • But there are still lingering worries about how long Amazon and Apple will keep movies in theaters before sending them to streaming.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
  • This slight chance of thunderstorms lingers into Wednesday as the upper low passes over the region.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • The officers used a search pattern in which boats snaked back and forth, moving outward from the shoreline, in increasingly long lines parallel to it, Renner said.
    Ethan Wolin Updated July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
  • Fans lined up by the hundreds in meet-and-greet lines that snaked in snarls around the room.
    Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Johnson immediately returned to social media Wednesday night to post a series of rambling videos discussing his arrest and seemingly poking at Rogan without addressing him directly.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
  • Progress with Canada has been a roller coaster, with the U.S. president poking at the nation’s northern neighbor and repeatedly suggesting it would be absorbed as a U.S. state.
    Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025

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“Creep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creep. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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