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
Watch on Deadline Universal/Focus’ Nosferatu continues to scare up crazy good numbers, opening in India and Lebanon this weekend to reach a total of 63 in-release territories.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
Verdict: If the movie is even half as chilling as the utterly terrifying teaser trailer, then these zombies will scare up some tasty box office.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
Saturday’s donnybrook at the Horseshoe may not have scared up the massive numbers that last year’s Ohio State-Michigan showdown delivered, but Fox’s broadcast of the 120th installment of The Game still ranks as the college football season’s second-biggest TV draw.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
If the whatever-they-wind-up-calling-it service scares up as many as 3 million subs by 2030, Fishman believes that Disney’s probably looking at nearly a billion dollars ($936 million) in incremental revenue.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
Verdict: If the movie is even half as chilling as the utterly terrifying teaser trailer, then these zombies will scare up some tasty box office.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
Saturday’s donnybrook at the Horseshoe may not have scared up the massive numbers that last year’s Ohio State-Michigan showdown delivered, but Fox’s broadcast of the 120th installment of The Game still ranks as the college football season’s second-biggest TV draw.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
If the whatever-they-wind-up-calling-it service scares up as many as 3 million subs by 2030, Fishman believes that Disney’s probably looking at nearly a billion dollars ($936 million) in incremental revenue.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scare up
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Many focused on the birdies and course-tying score, but leave it up to golf stat guru Justin Ray to find another impressive stat to pile onto Thomas' performance.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The prior-generation Long-Range Rear-Wheel Drive, the Long-Range All-Wheel Drive, and Performance All-Wheel Drive are only found on the inventory page now – where they are being heavily discounted in some cases.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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That’s a pretty big revelation, and one that Mark is not happy to learn.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Read Next: These Renegade Hunters Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs But the most valuable part of the class is learning to make good decisions in the mountains.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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Lao Cha, a janitor, finds companionship in a stray cat and befriends a woman named Li in a virtual world, only to discover that Li is actually a 10-year-old boy.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Read on to discover the 11 best comfortable sandals at Amazon, where prices are starting at $14.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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Known as the Forty—it’s located at North 40 Place in the ritzy North Forty enclave—the $25 million mansion is relatively new, dating back to just 2009.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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Haunting images of the Titanic first made headlines in 1985 when Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s ROV, Argo, equipped with high-resolution cameras and sonar, located the wreck at a staggering depth of 12,500 feet.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2025
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Join us at Billboard Women in Music 2025 — get your tickets here.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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The job of prioritizing selections has only gotten more complicated as interest in women’s hoops has boomed.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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