scare up
verb
scared up; scaring up; scares up
: to find or get together with considerable labor or difficulty : scrape up
managed to scare up the money
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I can probably scare up my old textbooks if you need them.
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When Rush subbed in for the starter at the top of the 2022 season, CBS still managed to scare up a massive 27.39 million viewers for Dallas’ 20-17 win over Cincinnati.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Cameron and Colin Cairnes’ found footage/documentary style chiller takes audiences on a ride as Jack Delroy, a 1970s talk show host desperate to scare up ratings by holding a live exorcism on his show.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
As Smile 2 continues scaring up bigger audiences than its popular predecessor at the global and domestic box offices, director Parker Finn is providing some insight into the decisions that went into the making of his horror sequel.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
The deciding frame scared up a staggering 50.6 million viewers on Oct. 17, 1978; per Nielsen, 56% of all U.S. TVs that were in use during the ’78 Series set were tuned in to NBC, with share topping out at 65% for Game 4.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Sep. 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Cameron and Colin Cairnes’ found footage/documentary style chiller takes audiences on a ride as Jack Delroy, a 1970s talk show host desperate to scare up ratings by holding a live exorcism on his show.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
As Smile 2 continues scaring up bigger audiences than its popular predecessor at the global and domestic box offices, director Parker Finn is providing some insight into the decisions that went into the making of his horror sequel.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
The deciding frame scared up a staggering 50.6 million viewers on Oct. 17, 1978; per Nielsen, 56% of all U.S. TVs that were in use during the ’78 Series set were tuned in to NBC, with share topping out at 65% for Game 4.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Scare up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare%20up. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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