as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
I can probably scare up my old textbooks if you need them
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Recent Examples of scare up
But in the new version it will be guaranteed a flat $1 billion a year to keep it alive — barely — as state officials try to scare up the many billions of dollars more needed for the bullet train to become a reality.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
12 Dec. 2025
Not to mention scaring up plenty of customers.
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Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
Anna Faris and Regina Hall are scaring up a reunion.
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Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
The genre doesn’t usually travel well, but Weapons is an exception, scaring up strong results in normally horror-resistant markets in Europe and Latin America.
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Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scare up
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
12 Dec. 2025
Not to mention scaring up plenty of customers.
—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
Anna Faris and Regina Hall are scaring up a reunion.
—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
The genre doesn’t usually travel well, but Weapons is an exception, scaring up strong results in normally horror-resistant markets in Europe and Latin America.
—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scare up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scare up
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Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction.
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His attorneys contend the containers found on Pino’s boat were collected from other friends’ vessels partying with them on the sandbar that day.
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Hawkins, 38, will end his 13-year run as Officer Kevin Atwater on the popular NBC show during the show's upcoming Season 14 in October, USA TODAY has learned.
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Sensors read a physiological signal, feed it back in real time, and the user learns to nudge it in a calmer direction.
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In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.
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As the two form a close bond, Laila discovers there's some weird business going on within the house that threatens both of them.
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All surgical spaces, along with patient holding, registration and clinical offices, are now located on the same floor to streamline navigation and check-in for patients, families and clinicians.
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The Lathrop Police Department on Monday said officers arrested three suspects following an assault investigation at a business located roughly 15 minutes outside of Stockton.
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One thing everyone agrees on, though, is that airfare is likely to keep getting more expensive.
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And the research proves that this type of bias is only getting worse.
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“Scare up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scare%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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