snuck up

verb

past participle of sneak up
as in crept up

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  1. arrived
  2. turned up
  3. shown up
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  • Paul Peschisolido became Fulham’s first £1million signing, then Chris Coleman arrived for £2m — fees that had been unimaginable in the third tier.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Pre-orders opened June 25, the cover art and new logo arrived, and 60 screenshots went out with them.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of arrived
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  • The pair turned up together at a Dodgers World Series game in October as well as Lakers games — including the October 24, 2025 game when the couple sat court side and Herbert blocked a basketball coming straight into his future fiancé’s face.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Two weeks after Vernon appeared as a musical guest on SNL in 2012, Justin Timberlake turned up playing him in a sketch about meeting baby Blue Ivy Carter.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
Definition of turned up
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  • When Marshall showed up, Reyes and Chamberlain both fired guns at Marshall as Marshall tried to get away, according to the affidavit.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • The same gap showed up when 34,000 small businesses said their AI was working and the data said otherwise.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of shown up
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“Snuck up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuck%20up. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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