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
Anna Faris and Regina Hall are scaring up a reunion.
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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
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
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Charlotte’s second consecutive 11-play drive halted in the red zone after Harrell led the 49ers down the field with repetitive strikes through the air, finding his favorite target, Javen Nicholas, to set Charlotte up in scoring position.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Assuring the continuation of this gem means finding spots on future schedules to place it.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Her 8-year-old son Auron has been studying the diverse plants that grow there and learning to pull up invasive species.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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After teachers in his district suggested banning ChatGPT just a few years ago, School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington told ABC News that instead of removing AI, Philadelphia is now learning from it together.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Inspectors cited the Sacramento pizzeria after discovering missing paper towels at the handwashing station near the walk-in cooler.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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This poor robot is discovering free will and decision paralysis.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Look around town, there are backhoes and tractors digging up the dirt, making way for more housing and commercial construction all around Brea.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
21 Aug. 2025
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The contest on day 34 had the final six separated into two teams of three that would race across a series of seesaws and up and through a cargo net tower before digging up a hatchet and chopping a rope.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Schweit, the retired FBI executive, said trade-offs often have to be made when balancing the amount of investigative effort put into locating hoax callers.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Clued in by Legislation If Jensen Huang has told the Chinese that there are no backdoors or tracking and locating gear in the chips, why would officials there be wary?—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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My impression was several of my colleagues were amused by this mystery and a bit invested in finding out the outcome.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Katelynn had only selected a few pairs of baby clothes and shoes after finding out the baby’s gender.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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The prosecutor's office said additional officers who responded to the scene saw a man, later identified as 29-year-old Shaquille Green, running down a nearby street.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Police do not believe Carbajal was involved in the initial shots fired call and are still looking to speak with the woman who was running down the stairs, Clark added.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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So when your internal temperature starts turning up the heat, this machine-washable cooling blanket counteracts it by enhancing air circulation and wicking any initial sweat.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Aug. 2025
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Skittles is turning up the heat with its new chewy candy.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Scaring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaring%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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