snuck up

verb

past participle of sneak up
as in crept up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuck up
  1. arrived
  2. turned up
  3. shown up
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  • Both films came from digital-native storytellers in their 20s who arrived with sizable online followings already attached.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • After playing 50 games over the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Caminero arrived for good last season.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of arrived
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  • The search turned up seven other reports of infant deaths that mentioned NEC and fortifiers designed for premature or low-birth-weight babies.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • But here, its potential for ugly, alien tones is turned up to 11, an eerie buzz throbbing threateningly beneath the beats.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Definition of turned up
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  • Lucky showed up fully formed, whispered her story in my ear and smiled.
    — Marissa Stapley, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • Gen Z just showed up with a more direct vocabulary for what work does to people.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of shown up
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