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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crept up
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Baylor then turned up the full-court press and forced six turnovers by Nebraska in the final quarter.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026 -
However, numerous search warrants turned up empty and the main players of the heist have all since died.—
Kristina Rex,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Firefighters arrived to heavy fire in a multi-level building on College Point Boulevard.—
Joanna Moriello,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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And indeed, Beuerlein, who thought his days as a quarterback were over until Holtz arrived and restored his faith and self-confidence, had already worked through his own emotions in the nearly two weeks since Holtz’s death.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Well before the Bellevue shelter reached its current state, people were trying to shut it down.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Downtown Los Angeles reached 94 degrees, beating its previous daily high for March 18 of 87 in 1997.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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The ball then hit the football goal post crossbar and bounded down to Luis Duenas who headed it from point-blank range toward the net.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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The organization doesn’t expect Owens to hit and pitch in the same game this year, but intends to build him toward that goal eventually.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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The rapper was booked in 2019, canceled the first weekend and still showed up for the second.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Before tipoff, lines stretched as fans filled the Pioneer's gymnasium, including former East Bay players and staff from decades ago, who showed up to witness the undefeated dream season.—
Kevin Ko,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Alon had worked in the family’s security business in the Miami area, while Oren and Tal attained fame and fortune as luxury real estate brokers in New York City and Miami.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Alireza Arafi, whose name has also come up as a potential successor, attained the rank of an ayatollah, or mujtahid, after publishing over 20 books and articles on Islamic jurisprudence and philosophy.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Crept up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crept%20up. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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