CREPT UP Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

crept up

verb

past tense of creep up

as in sneaked up

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After a month, the ketogenic group showed clear metabolic improvements; the more striking psychiatric and cognitive gains turned up at four months—by which point the diet had been offered to everyone, eliminating the control-group comparison.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In August, supervisors in Pinal County, Arizona, voted down a large data center campus after so many residents turned up to object that the county opened five overflow rooms across three buildings.

— Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned up

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Temperatures reached 122 degrees Fahrenheit for about six hours, forcing stores to discard fresh and frozen goods.

— JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
The German government has so far refrained from comment on the trial, pointing out that no verdict has yet been reached and the case is in the hands of the independent judiciary.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of reached

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Prosecutors said Wilcox was hit by gunfire, fell to the ground and fired three more gunshots at the officers.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The different program sales operations of Skydance hit the Côte d’Azur under their pre-existing Paramount and WB brands.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

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Organizers say about half as many people showed up to Mill Creek Park than there were for the previous No Kings rally in March.

— Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Guard Collin Sexton’s absence because of a lower leg injury showed up in the Lakers’ turnover struggles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of showed up

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The researchers demonstrated the benefit of using different atoms by maintaining quantum entanglement for 10 seconds as against a few milliseconds attained with the same set of atoms.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
There is a greater good to be attained and that is the emphasis that will now be placed on the education of our students.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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