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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creeping up
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The Daily Mail reported that she was expected to earn around $175,000 for turning up for about two hours at the event.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026 -
The three buildings are at the heart of Miyagawa-cho, where geiko and maiko can be observed entering their ochaya teahouses for the night or turning up for morning performing arts training at the Kaburenjo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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The priorities of the online right are showing up not just in rhetoric but also in policy.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Alyson Stoner, a former child actor who starred in movies like Cheaper by the Dozen, discussed her experience with child fame, including her face being superimposed on pornography and stalkers showing up during one of her dance lessons.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Creeping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creeping%20up. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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