as in to creep up
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Paris Hilton turns up the heat in new Super Bowl campaign Two weeks after leaving White House, former President Joe Biden signs with talent agency How to watch Critics' Choice Awards The 30th annual Critics' Choice Awards will be televised on the E! network at 7 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 7.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
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Thrush will turn up and put an end to the conflict without any bloodshed, improving your reputation in the region.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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In the official trailer for the latest installment in the film franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth, the swimming and soaring dinosaurs encounter unfamiliar faces with Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali show up hoping to extract DNA from the three largest predators on the island.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2025
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The mood is still a little tense when Grant shows up for the cocktail party.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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The winds arrived after a year when drought followed periods of intense rain — ideal conditions for intense wildfires, said Alexander Gershunov, a climate scientist with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego.—
Nidhi Sharma,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Or the first stage in the morning might be icy but the second stage might be completely clear once competitors arrive.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Sneak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneak%20up. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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