sneaked up

verb

variants or snuck up
past tense of sneak up
as in crept up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked up
  1. turned up
  2. showed up
  3. arrived
  4. hit
  5. reached
Verb
  • In recent weeks, dozens of sea lions suffering from domoic acid poisoning have turned up on beaches from Monterey County to Sonoma County.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • After Charles Robinson was knocked out of the match for a few minutes, Rhodes turned up the heat.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of turned up
Verb
  • Not sure what happened there, but SeanJo definitely showed up for work.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • This tells you how incredible our crew and production staff were — three-fourths of them showed up to the karaoke bar in Hawaiian shirts in solidarity.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of showed up
Verb
  • This may be Houston’s best offensive line since Willie Fritz arrived.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That letter — which arrived in June – only served to pique the Sentinel’s interest.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrived
Verb
  • If the Sabres can find some more success with the man advantage, Thompson shouldn’t have much trouble hitting the 40-goal mark again.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Japan's 10-year government bond yield recently breached 3%, hitting a high not seen in roughly 30 years.
    — , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Not so much about the people who thought the Lions reached to select him with the 18th pick in the 2023 draft.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The rocket kept flying after the anomaly and still reached orbit.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of reached
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