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Where to watch: Peacock 'Goosebumps' (2015) R.L. Stine's beloved series of kids horror books were the inspiration behind this rousing adventure where a couple of teens face a host of unleashed creepers, with an evil dummy and Jack Black channeling Stine as a grumpy literary dad.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Given the creeper hit status that Detectorists is gaining internationally, what’s to say this won’t be the next gentle and whimsical scripted show quietly making waves over coming months and years?
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Tree roots and ivy creepers have also snaked through the stonework.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Blue star creeper is an excellent lawn substitute for moist soils and looks great between pavers or as an edging plant.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Given the creeper hit status that Detectorists is gaining internationally, what’s to say this won’t be the next gentle and whimsical scripted show quietly making waves over coming months and years?
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Tree roots and ivy creepers have also snaked through the stonework.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Blue star creeper is an excellent lawn substitute for moist soils and looks great between pavers or as an edging plant.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creeper
Noun
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This photo shows off the staggering scale of SLS, the VAB, and the crawler-transporter vehicle that hauls the rocket to and from the launch pad.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Scales can be treated with horticultural oil applied when the immature (crawler) stage is active.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Chitons belong to the class Polyplacophora, a group of marine mollusks — distant relatives of snails, clams, and octopuses — distinguished by a series of overlapping shell plates running down their backs.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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Chitons are distant relatives of snails, clams, and octopuses, distinguished by overlapping shell plates running down their backs.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Then came five Democratic stragglers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Jeremy told a few stragglers to catch up.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Creeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creeper. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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