Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked up
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Police sources say McDermott resisted arrest, and a subsequent search turned up a crack pipe.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026 -
During the Cold War’s frequent crises, some two dozen of these men on the spot turned up in cities scattered across five continents—Athens, Jakarta, Manila, Saigon, Vientiane, Tehran, Kinshasha, Luanda, Paris, and even Washington, DC.—
Alfred McCoy,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Some of the wounded were transported to hospitals from the scene while others showed up on their own at nearby hospitals.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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In typical on-the-fly fashion, Weir told Was to learn six Dead songs — then promptly forgot which ones when Was showed up for the trio’s first rehearsal.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Denis Bouanga’s second hat trick in CONCACAF play and Son Heung-min’s four goal contributions (three assists) in his Champions Cup debut were among the many moments that prompted Burbara to view LAFC as if the club arrived from another dimension.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The pungent aroma was bad news for the parrots when humans arrived in New Zealand hundreds of years ago.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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In the bottom of the inning, Temo Becerra, a senior, hit just his fourth collegiate homer with a shot into the Crawford Boxes in left field.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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The heated rivalry between the Pentagon and Anthropic just hit a new horizon Friday.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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Relations between India and Canada reached another low point nearly 16 months ago when Trudeau and police officials went public with allegations that Indian diplomats were targeting Sikh separatists in Canada by sharing information about them with their government back home.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Quenneville reached the mark in his 1,825th game of a career highlighted by three Stanley Cup championships with the Chicago Blackhawks.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Sneaked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaked%20up. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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