Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaked up
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Local media reported that seven of the defendants had turned up for the trial, while Brigitte Macron did not attend in person and was represented instead by her lawyers.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025 -
And last month, Nader turned up at the Daily Media Awards in Saint Laurent’s Casanova slingback pumps in black patent leather.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
26 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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The online education company, founded 20 years ago, has been hit by the rise of generative AI software tools, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, which have become increasingly popular among students.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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October 28, 2025 Ohtani hit his second home run of the night in the seventh inning to tie the matchup at five against the Toronto Blue Jays.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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