SCARED UP Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

scared up

verb

past tense of scare up

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 Per Nielsen, the 1998 Bulls-Jazz series scared up just shy of 30 million viewers per night. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026 Welcome to Derry scared up its best audience yet with the Chapter One finale. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025

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Hayley Williams is speaking out days after her ex-husband, Chad Gilbert, the founding guitarist of pop-punk band New Found Glory, died at 45 following a battle with cancer.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Dentsu was founded in 1901 in Tokyo and now has a footprint spanning 120 countries and territories.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of found

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When Maduko was finally suspended in April, many regents learned the news on my website, Daily Ructions, rather than from their board leaders.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The menu remained rooted in the dishes Saucedo’s mother cooked for them at home; flavors that, Saucedo said, cannot be learned, only passed down through generations in northern Mexico.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of learned

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Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have discovered that passing waves through a special class of synthetic media forces them to abandon chaotic scattering entirely.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
This may be the latest organ discovered, a medical advance made possible by live imaging.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovered

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Nojoqui Falls Park is located on a small road off Highway 101 between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, but there’s no sign for the turnoff.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
It is located at the Cudahy Health Department entrance and is open during standard business hours.

— Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of located

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But then again, Enzo Maresca’s side have won three out of three and dug out a solid away victory in the Champions League in midweek.

— Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The Town of Munster has enlisted help in getting residents dug out of the seemingly endless piles of debris from the August 11 derecho.

— Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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