crept up

past tense of creep up

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crept up
Verb
  • The Israel-Hamas war has raged on with no end in sight, even after Israel reached a cease-fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah and attention shifted to the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
    Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Total daily viewing via a TV set reached 1 billion hours, the Google division said Wednesday in a blog post.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • As the myriad plot points tangle and hit critical mass, supporting players Sarah Goldberg, Trevor White, Miriam Petche and Jay Duplass deliver gems.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • While some destination fitness programs go morning to night, the Ranch has built in down time for napping, reading, hitting the pool or enjoying sauna, hot tub and cold plunges.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • So what happened to the gap in pay after these changes came into effect?
    Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The idea to host a triple whammy of a book signing fete came while the pals were holidaying in Sicily this summer.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Crept up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crept%20up. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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