CREEPS UP Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

creeps up

verb

present tense third-person singular of creep up

as in sneaks up

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There’s nothing that needed to be fixed, because everybody who shows up shows up for a certain dish and eats the same thing.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Hotels show what this looks like in an industry few people associate with AI, because every improvement there shows up in a nightly rate, a labor hour, a guest review or an owner’s cash flow.

— Roman Pedan, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of shows up

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Homecoming aside, there’s still the Trawler to worry about, a fact we’re reminded of when another victim turns up on a playground, this time with a pentagram carved into his back and fish corpses shoved into his wounds.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Family ties convince him to join with Beck and get back in the game before Jake also turns up dead, a tricky proposition since clues start to point to Carter perhaps directing new abductions from his cell.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of turns up

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There comes a point in every woman’s life when a mid-calf floral skirt starts looking suspiciously like the best thing in your wardrobe.

— Georgia Brown, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2026
In addition, each figure comes with extra sets of hands and accessories related to each of the characters.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of comes

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The microscopic amoeba thrives in warm freshwater and can cause a neurological infection when water containing the amoeba rushes through the nose and reaches the brain, according to the state health department.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
In a bit of coincidence, Keith reaches very special – but very different – milestones on both rosters with what has turned out to be one of the most important projects in his discography.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of reaches

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Once the rut arrives, deer drop their guard, but mature bucks don’t do so nearly as much as most hunters think.

— Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
At Daisy Chain Fields, Rodrigo will likely face little resistance — but the show arrives in an ever more challenging time for women’s health and rights.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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