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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creeping up
Verb
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Those turned away are instead turning up at the local pawn shop.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Revenue growth is accelerating as Reddit is not only growing its weekly active users but also turning up the dial on their ad-tech platform.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When Venus journeys through Virgo, affection looks like cooking a meal for someone, fixing what’s broken or showing up in quiet, consistent ways.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Dillingham kept showing up around the office to sit in on meetings and learn.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Creeping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creeping%20up. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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