scared up

verb

past tense of scare up
as in found
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 scared 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 Welcome to Derry scared up its best audience yet with the Chapter One finale. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scared up
  1. found
  2. learned
  3. discovered
  4. located
  5. dug up
  6. dug out
Verb
  • Randsburg, which was once a booming California Gold Rush town founded in 1895, has seen most of its residents leave over the years.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • At the time, Truell hadn’t founded a company; but three years later, the venture capitalist persuaded her firm, BoxGroup, to invest in the Gen Z engineering savant’s nascent business.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of found
Verb
  • As a child, Betkowski displayed a morbid curiosity with chemicals and explosives, Cooper learned.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • For decades, junior accountants learned their trade by reconciling accounts, manually entering data, and grinding through the month-end close.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of learned
Verb
  • Filling in because of an injury, Tucker, a freshman, has discovered the importance of getting the ball to Davis, who has 11 touchdown receptions.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Kriemler first discovered Jungwirth’s paintings at Thaddaeus Ropac about five years ago, traveling expressly to Bilbao, Spain, two years ago just to catch the big Jungwirth retrospective at the Guggenheim there.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of discovered
Verb
  • At least 375 children under age 18 in Jacksonville have been hospitalized for firearm injuries since 2018 and at least 150 from ZIP codes 32206, 32208, and 32209 — where Brown’s Dump is located.
    — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Later in the day, a California Highway Patrol helicopter located a deceased climber on that route, but a storm system soon moved into the area, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of located
Verb
  • Chicago has opened voting to name the giant rock that was dug up at O'Hare International Airport during construction.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Their quest becomes more difficult every year, however, as the remains of pre-Columbian trees slough back into the earth or are dug up to make way for agriculture and construction.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of dug up
Verb
  • When an explosion rips through the hills, 35-year-old Nengsal is dug out of the debris having lost a leg.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But then again, Enzo Maresca’s side have won three out of three and dug out a solid away victory in the Champions League in midweek.
    — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of dug out

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“Scared up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scared%20up. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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