as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
I can probably scare up my old textbooks if you need them
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Recent Examples of scare up
On March 8, a Saturday night Lakers-Celtics game on ABC scared up 1.85 million members of the dollar demo, a turnout that more than quadrupled the Big Four’s primetime average.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Rookie has scared up another reason to subject Nolan, Harper et al to documentary cameras.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 19 Apr. 2025
According to Sloan, the RSNs and various in-market affiliates that carry MLB packages will scare up more ad dollars than the league’s national partners, a function of sheer volume and outsized fan engagement.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the championship game of the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off scared up the month’s biggest cable audience, with 9.25 million viewers tuning in to ESPN for the U.S-Canada rematch.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Rookie has scared up another reason to subject Nolan, Harper et al to documentary cameras.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 19 Apr. 2025
According to Sloan, the RSNs and various in-market affiliates that carry MLB packages will scare up more ad dollars than the league’s national partners, a function of sheer volume and outsized fan engagement.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the championship game of the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off scared up the month’s biggest cable audience, with 9.25 million viewers tuning in to ESPN for the U.S-Canada rematch.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scare up
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There, a tactical response team found a man lying dead with a weapon nearby, whom authorities believe was the shooter.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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In the past five years, the report found that new home listings in the state dropped by 64%; new housing construction permits fell by an average of 13%.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The jail currently offers programs for inmates to learn construction or culinary skills.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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The idea for the monthly reviews felt like a natural progression from what Hearn has learned from his experience in the world of work.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Stay tuned to discover when Thunderbolts* will make its streaming debut on Disney+.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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First discovered: 6:26 p.m. June 30 Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Dutchman A new wildfire was reported today at 6:26 p.m. in Siskiyou County, California.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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Bentley Residences will be located on Miami's Sunny Isles Beach.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
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The Hunter Woods subdivision would be located near the $1 billion Microsoft data center that is going to be built there.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Maybe there's a path for Turner to get there eventually.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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So much for my hope that Jess would get a promotion!—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
8 July 2025
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“Scare up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scare%20up. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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