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
Paramount+ is scaring up more School Spirits, renewing the supernatural drama for Season 3, TVLine has learned.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
Its synch in the blockbuster film Ghost scared up new love for the ballad, sending the original version back to a No. 13 high.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
As Manfred sees it, carving out a few new national packages should scare up interest from the sort of deep-pocketed streaming goliaths that’ve enriched the NFL and NBA in recent years.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Somebody scare up any two men in Minnesota who can beat that.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
Its synch in the blockbuster film Ghost scared up new love for the ballad, sending the original version back to a No. 13 high.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
As Manfred sees it, carving out a few new national packages should scare up interest from the sort of deep-pocketed streaming goliaths that’ve enriched the NFL and NBA in recent years.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Somebody scare up any two men in Minnesota who can beat that.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scare up
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Authorities said his car was found at the Mount Adams trailhead, while his remains were found on the Allen Mountain Trail.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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For example, a compliance officer could use natural language queries to find all transactions related to a specific entity or pattern of behavior.—
Justin Newell,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Workshop attendees will learn about free Arkansas resources, digital health clinics, a free 24/7 brain and spine call center, brain injury support groups and more.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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Captain America: Brave New World (2025): 42 days Snow White (2025): 53 days Mufasa: The Lion King (2024): 60 days Moana 2 (2024): 62 days Stay tuned to learn exactly when Lilo & Stitch will be released on streaming.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Detectives also discovered a 13-year-old girl living in the home.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Aicha discovers that Ruby had been there with a man driving a Porsche Taycan Turbo.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Find the Big Dipper's pointer stars − located on the outer edge of the ladle.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The theater and facilities are located at Inspiration Point northwest of Eureka Springs on US Highway 62.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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Shares of the company got a little boost from the interest signaled by the poison pill and gained 3.2 percent to $23.51 in premarket trading on Tuesday.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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“Scare up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scare%20up. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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