Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked up
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Her personal items either went missing or turned up broken.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Princess Diana and the Duchess of York once turned up at the club dressed as policewomen and many romantic relationships were sealed in the dark alcoves, although the tabloids rarely, if ever, found out.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Oct. 2025
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As the Buffalo News noted in 1936, costumes of Popeye, Orphan Annie, and the comic hero Buck Rogers showed up in stores.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bachelor Nation showed up in full force including Ben Higgins, Kelley Flanagan, Andrew Firestone, Catherine Giudici Lowe, Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar, Connor Saeli, and Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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My mother had already arrived from her home in California and was on the landing greeting condolence callers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Undefeated Golden State arrived in Oregon’s largest city late Thursday night ready to play its first back-to-back of the season.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Fall boating can mean peaceful days on Arkansas' large reservoirs while many hunters begin to hit the woods instead of the water.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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Apple’s iPhone surge Shares of Apple surged 4% to hit a new record on Monday after a report of surprisingly strong sales of its new iPhone 17.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The city of Little Rock has reached an agreement with police officers and sergeants to extend a union agreement through 2027, according to a news release issued Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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Only 23 other players NHL players have reached that game total, and only seven others — legends, each one — have hit that mark with a single franchise.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Sneaked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaked%20up. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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