CREPT UP Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

crept up

verb

past tense of creep up

as in sneaked up

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After only forcing 10 turnovers in the Game 1 loss, Atlanta has turned up its pressure and that's led to easy points off its opponents miscues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Throughout the 1970s, Skerritt turned up in a number of big screen comedies, dramas and even a landmark sci-fi film.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned up

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Bakkila skipped the brand’s optional white glove delivery, and her king-size mattress arrived in two heavy boxes with the latex layers packaged separately inside a zippered cover for assembly at home.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Then-Prime Minister Tony Blair had just arrived in Washington for talks with President Bill Clinton.

— STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrived

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Today, our constructor has reached into his evidently limitless bag of tricks to pull out a doozy of a Thursday grid.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Disenchantment with the current political and economic system has also reached a point where socialism has grown more popular among Americans.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of reached

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Social media giant Meta was hit with a class action lawsuit in Australia on behalf of children and teenagers who allegedly suffered harm over the addictive design features and exposure to harmful content on its platforms Facebook and Instagram.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
For the past few years, Baba Stiltz has been hitting the open road with nothing but a guitar, a tape deck, and a few pedals.

— Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

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On Wednesday night, the Dream’s role players showed up and showed out in their 97-71 win in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at State Farm Arena.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
But as reporters from across the nation showed up to cover Wednesday's rally and meet, Sarah was no longer feeling quite so isolated.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of showed up

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No Israeli party has ever attained the 50% share needed to control parliament by itself.

— Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
The researchers demonstrated the benefit of using different atoms by maintaining quantum entanglement for 10 seconds as against a few milliseconds attained with the same set of atoms.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

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