as in jerk
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
finally found the creep who kept throwing his trash in the woods
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as in to delay
to move or act slowly
that Friday afternoon we were just creeping, waiting for the bell to sound so that we could start the long weekend
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Recent Examples of creep
Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
Fascistic creep bubbles like lava through the crevices of America’s political and cultural substrata.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Discarded Halloween costumes always begin to slowly creep their way into the stocks—lingering at every corner, waiting to trick me with their bizarre allure.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
That creep factor, however, only added to the adventure element, although the highlights included more of the magical, such as the pink dolphins that never seemed too far away and the opportunity to get a glimpse of everyday life along this massive, storied South American waterway.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
Fascistic creep bubbles like lava through the crevices of America’s political and cultural substrata.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
The water also caused her internal temperature to drop to a dangerously low level and hypothermia crept in.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Discarded Halloween costumes always begin to slowly creep their way into the stocks—lingering at every corner, waiting to trick me with their bizarre allure.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creep
Noun
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For Caribbean cuisine, stop by The Jerk Shack, where Chef Nicola Blaque channels a decade of Army discipline into flavorful jerk chicken and oxtail plates.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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Gave the two jerks her very best.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Now to see again, the third time, essentially, their desire to expand the freeway and encroach towards McCrorey Heights, is problematic.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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The partnership was formed to address the invasive trees and shrubs encroaching on the natural grasslands in TNC's Folsom Point Preserve in Iowa, which is located just over 12 miles from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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A day earlier, flights were delayed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, New Jersey’s Newark airport and Washington’s Reagan National Airport because of air traffic controller shortages.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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His discharge has been delayed due to his father’s detention.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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When a storm crawls like this, rainfall piles up over the same towns for days.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Modern Wall Street has killed just about everything cool that walks or crawled at one time or another.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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But efforts to drag the barge to the site via helicopter failed, with the icebreaker getting stuck in ice and mud.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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As negotiations have dragged on, moreover, Beijing’s appetite has grown.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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People face food insecurity due to cuts in benefit programs and rising grocery prices long before the August rains and will linger long after.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some people drained their toilet bowls in order to breathe air through the plumbing as the smoke lingered and covered them in yellow soot.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In its search for ample sunlight, the species tightly snakes up trees.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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Debates have raged in the busy industry program, standby ticket queues have snaked outside venues for the hottest premieres and the stars — in their droves — have been out in force and on major charm offensives, with distributors using the fest to launch both awards and release campaigns.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Tom Aspinall’s heavyweight title defense at UFC 321 ended in chaos after Ciryl Gane accidentally poked him in both eyes late in the first round.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Or use your finger, poking it about 2 inches into the soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Creep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creep. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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