as in finding
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 scaring up
While the Cowboys and Chiefs have gone about their usual business of scaring up impressions, last year’s ratings champs have yet to really pounce on the Nielsen dials.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Anna Faris and Regina Hall are scaring up a reunion.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The genre doesn’t usually travel well, but Weapons is an exception, scaring up strong results in normally horror-resistant markets in Europe and Latin America.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Anna Faris and Regina Hall are scaring up a reunion.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The genre doesn’t usually travel well, but Weapons is an exception, scaring up strong results in normally horror-resistant markets in Europe and Latin America.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaring up
Verb
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Partner can double with hearts, thus finding an eight-card fit whenever possible.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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In the end, Krantz added, adopting a more strategic approach ultimately benefits customers, allowing companies to use their time and money more effectively by learning from the successes of others.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Link’s flight simulators supercharging our pilot training with adaptive decision-making under pressure; medical residents refining teamwork and communication in simulated trauma bays; managers learning leadership through live project crises with shifting constraints and incomplete information.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Health inspectors cited the soul food restaurant after discovering that the kitchen handwashing sink was blocked with multiple plastic buckets in the sink basin.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Levy was cast by Mark Bennett, arguably best known for discovering Amy Adams via 2005’s Junebug.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Animals like squirrels, chipmunks, and deer often thwart gardeners' efforts by digging up or eating flowering bulbs.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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The late farmer from Wisconsin began his life of crime by digging up the fresh graveyards of women who resembled his mom, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Wichita Police Department is now asking for the community’s help in identifying and locating the female and anybody that recognizes her or might have any information about her identity or whereabouts should reach out to the Wichita Police Department immediately.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The data revealed canines have an 11 percent higher chance of being found than their feline counterparts, highlighting the different challenges in locating and recovering missing pets.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Barber had another thought upon seeing Miller play and finding out that the new kid was in Trocheck’s age group.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Since finding out the gun that killed Dark Hearts member Warren Clarke (Joshua Dye) at the trap house robbery gone wrong once belonged to one of their own, Perry has been on a mission to figure out who inside the biker gang was feeding information to the thieves.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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There were new takes on its Serpenti Cuore 1968 featuring enamel running down its sinuous handle and the smaller Cuoricini version offered in an array of jewel tones.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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On that snap to Herbert, the play-clock was running down, Bonitto recalled.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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But when tourists start turning up dead, he’s reluctantly drawn back into detective work — egged on by his barmaid Rosa, a crime drama superfan.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Coliseum, crowded and crowing, 75,500 people turning up the volume louder than it’s been in a good minute at the historic venue.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Scaring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaring%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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