Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crept up
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Danyul Brown proved that Sunday evening, when KPop Demon Hunters star Audrey Nuna turned up at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards in perhaps the night’s most avant-garde look, a sculptural black dress from the spring 2025 collection designed by Marc Jacobs.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026 -
Police said a search of the car turned up tools commonly used in vehicle burglaries and thefts.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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Trump arrived just before halftime of the game.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Fort Worth officers were called to John Peter Smith Hospital regarding a shooting victim who’d arrived for treatment.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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James Guillory / Imagn Images The Buffalo Sabres’ season has reached another tipping point.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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No conclusions have yet been reached as to the cause of the crash, and enquiries and analysis are ongoing.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Iowa then got three good looks from the three-point line in the final seconds but couldn't hit the tying shot.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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Despite their franchise history dating back to the mid-70s (via Kansas City and Colorado), which includes essentially all of the highest-scoring era in league history, the New Jersey Devils have never had a player hit either of the game’s most basic offensive milestones.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Then, in 2023, six players showed up to Cordelia Park one humid evening — and everything changed.—
Evan Moore
November 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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The 2026 Grammy Award nominations have been revealed and once again, Nashville artists showed up to represent Music City.—
Melonee Hurt,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Nov. 2025
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Few people would consider a career as a regional, impersonator-style vocalist to be worthwhile; even fewer would, having attained such a career, try to make themselves into something more than a novelty act.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Rockwell painted a country that believed its high principles could be attained.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Crept up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crept%20up. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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