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
Sony is hoping to scare up some pre-Valentine’s Day moviegoing with Heart Eyes, which the studio has picked up for a Feb. 7, 2025 release date.
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Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
From those humble beginnings, Mahomes and Burrow would go on to put up monster numbers in consecutive conference title tilts, drawing 47.85 million viewers with the Bengals’ win in 2022 before scaring up another 53.12 million fans in KC’s revenge game the following year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2024
These seem like weak-sauce monsters, unlikely to scare up new votes.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
Either way, the fantasy horror-comedy is on course to scare up one of the biggest September debuts of all time, not adjusted for inflation.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
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Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
From those humble beginnings, Mahomes and Burrow would go on to put up monster numbers in consecutive conference title tilts, drawing 47.85 million viewers with the Bengals’ win in 2022 before scaring up another 53.12 million fans in KC’s revenge game the following year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2024
These seem like weak-sauce monsters, unlikely to scare up new votes.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
Either way, the fantasy horror-comedy is on course to scare up one of the biggest September debuts of all time, not adjusted for inflation.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scare up
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The worst bosses, by this math, were found in Mississippi, then Georgia, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Idaho.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 20 Nov. 2024
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Trump found success with Hispanics despite a tumultuous last phase of the campaign that included insults to Latinos and Puerto Rico, awkward comments about women voters, and violent rhetoric toward political opponents.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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The craftsperson who did the work on her kitchen learned how to make Mexican pool tiles into mosaics for the primary bathroom.Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2024
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The character was introduced just to learn from John, rather than to teach him anything or affect him in any deep way.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Whistleblowing programs are an essential weapon in the combatting white collar crime where complex crimes are often difficult to discover without insider information.Steve Weisman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Cuellar, who has served in Congress since 2005, said the bodies of the unidentified migrants were discovered Saturday morning by Mexican authorities at the Rio Grande.John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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The filing also details the company's operations in the healthcare and wine segments, with the majority of revenue derived from customers located in China.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Bay Area Home Report A spacious house located in the first block of Littlewood Drive in Piedmont has new owners.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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What typical purchases will likely get pricier during the next Trump era?Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Fire Chief Brian O’Neill credited the workers with their emergency response to get most people out.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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