Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crept up
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The city’s audit turned up issues, which the DDA is addressing.—
Delores Rangel,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Shortly before Lander appeared in court Thursday, Goldman turned up across the street for an unannounced inspection at 26 Federal Plaza, The CITY reported.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2026
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The core of key contributors across Cherundolo’s tenure plus remaining players from the class who arrived in the same window as Son – center back Ryan Porteous and midfielder Mathieu Choinière – were bolstered by transfers who align with how Dos Santos envisions LAFC challenging opponents.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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And then Nico arrived in 2020 and Noah in 2023.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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In a career spanning more than two decades that reached the heights of appearing at a World Cup, Ben Foster’s time at Wrexham should, by rights, be little more than a footnote.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The former prince reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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As former agent and cap expert Joel Corry told me, the amount that Ross agrees to pay of Tagovailoa’s 2026 salary (for a new team) would not have much effect on his Dolphins’ dead money cap hit provided the trade is made after June 1.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some of the students at Naperville North tried to mimic the coach’s actions, working on their technique, while other appeared to be more focused on hitting the ball to their friend as hard as possible.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 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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In typical on-the-fly fashion, Weir told Was to learn six Dead songs — then promptly forgot which ones when Was showed up for the trio’s first rehearsal.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Following that decision, more than 1,000 protesters showed up at a rally to support the transgender community and challenge the administration's actions.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Stevens said that though Jackson is gone, his goals have not yet been attained, and people need to focus on making that happen.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Japan’s Ren Nikaido attained the silver and Poland’s Kacper Tomasiak got the bronze.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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