as in found
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 scared up
Also drawing a crowd was Miami’s shocking victory over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, which scared up 19 million viewers despite being played on the night of New Year’s Eve.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Welcome to Derry scared up its best audience yet with the Chapter One finale.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Welcome to Derry scared up its best audience yet with the Chapter One finale.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scared up
Verb
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The Chicago Defender newspaper was founded.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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It was founded in 1998 by Germaine Acogny, who is widely regarded as the mother of African contemporary dance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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According to the filing, Kilcher learned the truth late last year when a broadcast video interview with Cameron began circulating on social media.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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But as some have learned the hard way, that tendency of random things to appear to form patterns means that the other peak might be just noise.—
Faye Flam,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Highway signage along the American River, where gold was discovered by a sawmill operator named James Marshall in 1848; Route 49 connects California’s historic gold-rush boom towns.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The name came from one friend, Mike Basso, who remembered what another, Red Murff, a former big-league pitcher and longtime scout (who famously discovered Nolan Ryan), had taught them before passing — to be a keeper of the game.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Verb
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In selecting Norwich, a city centrally located in the eastern part of the state, the team has found a home stadium that looks much different than the large-scale plans Swanston had for a $1 billion waterfront stadium and mixed-use development project in Bridgeport.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry advised foreign embassies and international organizations located in Kyiv to evacuate their offices in case such a strike did take place, and the Defense Ministry urged civilians to evacuate, too.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Within two weeks, school administrators grew suspicious of Claassen’s identity, and the school’s principal, Marques Rich, dug up her Facebook profile, per the outlets.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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So Jackelen also dug up the longest streaks in history by pitchers allowing no extra-base hits and no more than one hit.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, Jayson Stark reminds us that Mattingly has dug out of a hole like this before.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The battle damage estimate is now put at 60% of missile launchers, but it is acknowledged that in some cases these can be dug out and made operable.—
Ian Pannell,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Scared up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scared%20up. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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