snuck up

verb

past participle of sneak up
as in crept up

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  1. arrived
  2. turned up
  3. shown up
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  • Mountain Mike’s Pizza has arrived in El Dorado Hills, joining the community’s new retail space.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • When first responders arrived, some people were in the water, others were on the sinking boat, and others were falling into the water, Crispen said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 15 July 2026
Definition of arrived
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  • The hunt for exoplanets has turned up thousands of worlds, but given there are likely trillions of planets in the Milky Way, many more await discovery.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • Here are a few of the stocks that made turned up on the screen.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of turned up
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  • Racicot said Platner showed up at her door while inebriated and had sex with her without her consent.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Lucky showed up fully formed, whispered her story in my ear and smiled.
    — Marissa Stapley, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of shown up
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