Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuck up
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Multiple White House officials arrived in their current jobs after working at Turning Point USA, the conservative outreach group that Kirk led and co-founded to energize Republicans on college campuses.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025 -
If only this car had arrived a few months later during one of our brief bouts of winter rain.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Valkyries felt a different kind of weight, and coach Natalie Nakase turned up the heat, to get her players to dig deeper.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The law enforcement detachment aboard the destroyer boarded the Venezuelan craft and carried out a search that turned up no drugs, according to the official.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The few who showed up, of course fans, gave it an A-.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fifty descendants had shown up for the most recent walk.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Snuck up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuck%20up. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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