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creep up

VERB

approach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come contact match meet near reach surround threaten

STRONG

advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble

WEAK

be comparable to be like belly up to catch up close in come at come close compare with correspond to draw near gain on go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart go leave miss

STRONG

decrease retreat retrogress stop

WEAK

distance go away

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Later on Monday, the Iranian government denied that any talks had taken place, calling them "fake news", which prompted stock markets in Asia to creep up again on Tuesday.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Instead, costs creep up quietly across everyday purchases, from cars and electronics to food and home repairs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

Recent weak U.K. jobs data, however, caused the prospect of a reduction in December to creep up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

From salmon out of Scotland to shrimp from Southeast Asia, vendors say they’re watching costs creep up and options narrow.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025

Very slowly the Husky Clipper slipped past Columbia and began to creep up on Navy in second.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

creep up

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