sneaks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of sneak up
as in creeps up

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  1. turns up
  2. shows up
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  • The underwriting math that makes a small firm expensive to serve turns up elsewhere in financial services too.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Sims catches a hitch and turns up field but fumbles the ball while switching hands.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • The bill shows up around 18 months later, when teams are paying a premium and giving up useful features on systems that never touched regulated data in the first place.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Neither shows up on the dashboards most companies use to track what AI makes cheaper.
    — François Candelon, Fortune, 24 July 2026
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“Sneaks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaks%20up. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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