as in to creep up
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The 2025 Grammys is turning up the volume with its slate of artists set to perform at the ceremony.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025 -
The previous time the Chiefs played the Houston Texans, on Dec. 21, Clark turned up to support McCaffery, whose Bulldogs took on UConn.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Both of those trends showed up in the win over the Ravens last week.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The stress card usually shows up next in the app for me.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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Police arrived at the residence believed to belong to Jones soon after on Wednesday.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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And when Vince Carter, the man of the hour, finally arrived for his jersey retirement news conference, everyone in attendance was treated to a trip down memory lane.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Sneak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneak%20up. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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