CREPT UP Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

crept up

verb

past tense of creep up

as in sneaked up

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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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The Georgia Department of Public Health was able to use state funds to maintain its AIDS Drug Assistance Program without disruption until federal funds arrived, a spokeswoman for the agency said.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
In 1868, at the age of 29, John Muir arrived in San Francisco via steamship with definitive plans to wander and revel in the natural wonders of California—he’d heard of the Golden State’s geographic riches and wanted to see them for himself.

— Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026

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Historic heat Since Thursday, heat in the East has broken at least three dozen daily high temperature records, many warmest-low-temperature records as heat reached levels that some cities haven’t experienced in more than a decade.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Just as Argentina was set to take on Cape Verde, FIFA’s Fan Fest at Bayfront Park reached capacity.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

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Against Cardinals’ starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore, the Braves mustered just one hit and one run through five innings of an eventual 5-3 loss.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
Thomas had hit a leadoff double, but Michael Massey, Salvador Perez and John Rave failed to drive him in.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

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In 1964, the first year numbers were documented, 14 runners showed up for the first race in the series and 66 came to the 10-miler on Labor Day.

— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
Outside, that impulse showed up in smaller doses, sometimes no bigger than a gold keyhole at the toe.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

Definition of showed up

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The sun attained solar maximum in 2024, releasing intense flares and coronal mass ejections that caused Earth’s atmosphere to expand, which only intensified the drag on Swift, according to NASA.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Well before Diana attained princess status, Althorp was a favorite retreat of royals and a variety of politicians from around the world.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026

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