scare up

verb

Definition of scare upnext
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 Per Nielsen, the 1998 Bulls-Jazz series scared up just shy of 30 million viewers per night. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026 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. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Dec. 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 Bring some fun to your desk with a Joey Tribbiani figure carrying a pizza box, scare up some thrills with Pennywise the Dancing Clown from Stephen King's It, and add a touch of island charm with the Stitch figurine strumming a ukulele. — Brittany Anas, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scare up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scare up
  1. find
  2. learn
  3. discover
  4. locate
  5. get
Verb
  • Gas stations across Russia are imposing limits on purchases, CNN’s analysis found, with fuel- tracking websites popping up to guide drivers to the best spots to fill up.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The incident happened less than a week after another child was found dead inside a car at a Plantation early learning center last Monday.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of find
Verb
  • 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.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Sensors read a physiological signal, feed it back in real time, and the user learns to nudge it in a calmer direction.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Definition of learn
Verb
  • 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.
    — Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • As the two form a close bond, Laila discovers there's some weird business going on within the house that threatens both of them.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of discover
Verb
  • The incident happened Friday in Yountville, an unincorporated town located 43 miles north of San Francisco.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • The annual memorial, organized by Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, took place Monday night at the Philando Castile Peace Garden, located outside the north entrance to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
    — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Definition of locate
Verb
  • One thing everyone agrees on, though, is that airfare is likely to keep getting more expensive.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • And the research proves that this type of bias is only getting worse.
    — Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of get

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“Scare up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scare%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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