as in to sneak up
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Recent Examples of creep up
That September-like chill will persist Wednesday before temperatures creep up a few more degrees, but still remain a bit cooler than normal on Thursday.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
As higher tariff rates continue to creep up, stagflation and even a recession become likelier, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, told NBC News last week.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
The price of this tiny sports car can still creep up to six figures fairly easily, though.
—ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
As higher tariff rates continue to creep up, stagflation and even a recession become likelier, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, told NBC News last week.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
The price of this tiny sports car can still creep up to six figures fairly easily, though.
—ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creep up
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Union leaders and federal officials say empty gas tanks, childcare expenses and the threat of eviction keep more screeners from showing up the longer the shutdown continues.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
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No federal or state officials showed up to testify on behalf of the fusion centers.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Besides those high-profile incidents, people have been posting for months about suspicions of AI turning up, undisclosed, in major news publications—far beyond personal essays or puffy summer features.—
Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew!—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Creep up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creep%20up. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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