Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crept up
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Numerous subsequent attempts to call or email Weber turned up empty, the prosecutor claimed.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Many enterprises have turned up their focus on credentials quite a lot in recent years, and these attacks show now is no time to back down.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Residents of the home and neighbors threw buckets of water on the flames before fire crews arrived, which Mountain View says helped keep the fire from doing too much damage.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The five people who lived in the building evacuated before firefighters arrived and no injuries were reported.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Previously, just one satellite in the program had reached low Earth orbit — NEONSAT-1, which flew atop an Electron in April 2024.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Once the lead reached 40 points late in the fourth quarter, the final minutes were played with a running clock.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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Citing preliminary information, police said the driver turned north from Bovet Road onto South El Camino and hit the pedestrian in the north crosswalk of South El Camino Real at 17th Avenue.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Torreys hit just one of eight shots in the quarter and committed five turnovers, most of them against Parker’s full-court press.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 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
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But there’s always the range at Royal Oaks, where Scheffler first showed up as a 6-year-old and Randy Smith spent two hours watching the kid’s long swing make solid contact, time after time.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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That income showed up on the partners' Schedules K-1.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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What was once seen as a joke has attained the status of a prophecy.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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This portfolio has consistently outshined its benchmark—a composite of the S&P 500, Russell, and S&P MidCap indexes—and attained returns exceeding 105% since its inception.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Crept up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crept%20up. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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