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
Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In the dead of night, a group of armed thieves creeps toward a locked vault.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
By Wednesday, the heat begins to creep back into the area, and another heatwave takes hold Thursday through the weekend with highs in the low to mid-90s.
—Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 8 June 2026
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Noun
Photos from the area showed cars slowly traveling through the floodwaters as water rises and creeps onto sidewalks in the area.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In the dead of night, a group of armed thieves creeps toward a locked vault.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
Verb
Asked about the current state of the starting staff, in comparison to October of 2024 when the Dodgers were down to three of their regular starters, a smile crept across Roberts’ face.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
By Wednesday, the heat begins to creep back into the area, and another heatwave takes hold Thursday through the weekend with highs in the low to mid-90s.
—Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creep
Noun
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His profession is to be the screaming jerk on reality shows, and his house burns down.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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These measurements enabled scientists to identify sudden changes linked to the Pacific reversal and a geomagnetic disturbance known as the 2017 geomagnetic jerk.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Severe weather to our west may try to encroach on southeast Michigan late Wednesday.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Kenya has experienced incidents of land grabbing in the past, and environmentalists have often spoken out when parks and other green spaces are encroached upon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Wembanyama has allowed Robinson to delay his decision-making.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The game was delayed 1 hour, 7 minutes due to rain and lightning.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Wrigley Field West, aka Coors Field, was crawling with Cubs fans on Tuesday night.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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He was arrested after a two-day manhunt, crawling in a field in a rural part of the state.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Expectations of higher oil prices as the war drags on have kept long-term bond yields elevated, causing mortgage rates to mostly trend higher.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Across a 90-foot wall at the Orlando Museum of Art, Tommerup assembled three monumental pyramids built from canvases dragged through the ocean and Biscayne Bay, dried in flowering trees and tossed from rooftops at dusk, surrendering part of the creative process to nature itself.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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With the myth of Medea as a burning thematic wire, and through the metaphor of bloody dog fights, the novel burns with the rage and despair of those who remain unseen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Stop being a female dog (in slow motion).—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The one question lingering after the Garrett trade was whether or not his addition would lure Rams great Aaron Donald, 35, out of retirement for one last ride.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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When someone of Perkins’ caliber is cast in a recurring role, they won’t be expected to just linger in the background.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Ticket sales for Sunday hovered around 15,000 heading into the weekend, and the surge over the last 24 hours clearly caught stadium staff off guard, given the limited gates opened and lines snaking down Friars Road.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The immensity of the body of water, which resembles an 186-mile vericose vein snaking across southern Utah, is difficult to comprehend or convey.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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“Creep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creep. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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