as in to creep up
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The Huskies also turned up their defensive pressure with four different players combining for eight steals before halftime.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025 -
But a later audit turned up problems at the lab that led Judge David Wahlberg of the Travis County District Court to conclude that Escobar's trial was unfair.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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It’s called a Bennett, named for a Chilean landowner of the era, and shows up in Robert Vermeire’s Cocktails: How to Mix Them, from 1922.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025
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Prior to the sudden performance, Tillman had been the only one out of the cast and creative team to not show up on stage when his name was called.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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The creature who arrived third did not take the shortcut.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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In two seasons since arriving in Milwaukee, all Contreras has done is win two NL Silver Slugger Awards, earn an All-Star Game start last season, and finish 11th in MVP voting in 2023 and fifth in 2024.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Sneak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneak%20up. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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