as in jerk
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
finally found the creep who kept throwing his trash in the woods
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as in to delay
to move or act slowly
that Friday afternoon we were just creeping, waiting for the bell to sound so that we could start the long weekend
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Recent Examples of creep
Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Small, unnoticed expenses and lifestyle creep can add up and put a significant strain on your financial goals.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
As country music continues to creep into the mainstream, with pop artists like Beyoncé and Lana Del Rey dipping their toes into the country waters, Stagecoach is a must-have ticket.
—Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Josh, as an entitled creep who grossly overestimates his own intelligence.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Small, unnoticed expenses and lifestyle creep can add up and put a significant strain on your financial goals.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
The butterfly's population crept down to the second-lowest number on record in 2024, according to an annual survey from the World Wildlife Fund, WWF.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
As country music continues to creep into the mainstream, with pop artists like Beyoncé and Lana Del Rey dipping their toes into the country waters, Stagecoach is a must-have ticket.
—Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creep
Noun
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What a jerk! Neagley fares better, dispatching two button men sent to kill her in her Windy City high-rise office.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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If anyone other than Rudd were playing her selfish dad, audiences would be actively rooting for the jerk to get ’corned.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The program also gives their families seeds to start home gardens to cultivate Gullah land connections that have been lost to time, off-island migration, and encroaching development.—
Cynthia R. Greenlee,
Bon Appétit,
28 Feb. 2025
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Although initially unclear how the building collapsed, researchers are pointing to encroaching groundwater damage as a possible reason, the Technical University of Munich’s Fouad said.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Under a special rule, IRA owners and participants born after December 31, 1950, and who turned 73 in 2024, can delay their first RMD until April 1, 2025.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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When football resumed, money was scarce and plans for a new bridge into Salford and a car park were delayed.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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In 1504, Christopher Columbus, on his fourth trans-Atlantic voyage, was stranded on the shores of Jamaica, with his ships crawling with marine worms and his crew hungry.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Steelers have shown little urgency, both before free agency and now as the Rodgers saga drags on, to sign Wilson.—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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JPMorgan analysts expect Tesla’s woes to continue, predicting the company’s weakest quarter for car deliveries since 2022 as Elon Musk’s divisive role in the Trump Administration drags on the EV maker’s performance.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Cost: $19 Six-word review: Crisp tortilla, buttery meat, lingering heat.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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While there are still many questions lingering about how California will bring its workforce back to primarily in-person work in the coming months, the impact on state workers’ telework stipend is clearly defined.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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Some 11,000 of them live in the small towns and enclaves linked by two-lane highways and narrow gravel roads snaking through the forest.—
Frank Morris,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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With its warm wood planking, plentiful resting areas, and plantings of long, waving grasses, the park, no matter how crowded, feels like a calm canyon snaking through crumbling tenements and monumental skyscrapers, offering occasional glimpses of the Hudson River beyond.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Mar. 2025
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The eye poke left Muhammad unable to continue, and the fight was ruled a no contest.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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This occurs as bright points of light appear when sunlight pokes through valleys and mountain ridges on the moon, just before or after the period of totality.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Creep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creep. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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