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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuck up
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Crews arrived and found flames on the first floor of a two-story rowhome.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
23 June 2026 -
Videos shared online showed guests and employees rushing to help those trapped beneath the fallen structure, with several people lifting sections of the metal frame before first responders arrived.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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To his point, this week thousands of flag-waving Argentines turned up for a rally in Kansas City’s Mill Creek Park, before the team also played a match in the city.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Police continue the search for a man wanted in connection with a string of shootings after an overnight standoff at a Kansas City home turned up empty.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Yet as the flames consumed the duplex at 14th Street and Jones on a sunny Sunday afternoon earlier this month, and seemingly half the island showed up to console and help the residents, Walker disappeared.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Cooper allegedly sent Fiegen a series of text messages and showed up outside her apartment.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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