as in jerk
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
finally found the creep who kept throwing his trash in the woods
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as in to delay
to move or act slowly
that Friday afternoon we were just creeping, waiting for the bell to sound so that we could start the long weekend
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Recent Examples of creep
Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
Another unexpected force accelerating RTO creep is government influence.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The unemployment rate is expected to creep up to 4.3% The market also will keep an eye on the level of revisions to past reports.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 29 June 2025
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Noun
That creep who runs North Korea said his father shot 18 in a round of golf.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
Another unexpected force accelerating RTO creep is government influence.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
The scene is bucolic, except for the occasional semi-truck that speeds by on the narrow but busy road adjacent to the orchard, a reminder of the commercial industry that is creeping into the rural area.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The unemployment rate is expected to creep up to 4.3% The market also will keep an eye on the level of revisions to past reports.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creep
Noun
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Lisa and Jody are mad that Larsa was a jerk at Jody’s birthday party.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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Based on my experience, labeling someone a contrarian is just an extremely polite way of calling out a person for being a jerk who’s obsessed with the sound of their own voice.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2025
Verb
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In fact, city officials argue that homeowners who have built fences or garden beds close to the trail in the last three decades have encroached on the city's easement.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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But after the acquisition, the company decided that damage to the property from a previous fire and vandals, along with issues around the building encroaching on property lines with the city, made reopening unviable.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Apple looks to have delayed the release of the new macOS hardware into 2026.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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The flight has since been delayed and is now expected to depart from Sydney at 7:25 a.m.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
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In particular, website owners and SEO experts wanted to know how Cloudflare planned to block Google's bot from scraping sites to fuel AI overviews without risking blocking the same bot from crawling for valuable search engine placements.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
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Both are unable, under any circumstances, to resist crawling under someone doing a downward-facing dog.—
Erika Sjule,
New Yorker,
8 July 2025
Verb
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The plucky little superdog drags Superman to the Fortress of Solitude, where he is treated by a posse of robots.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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That’s good for everyone, even expat journalists dragging their kids along to cover a new story.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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But there are still lingering worries about how long Amazon and Apple will keep movies in theaters before sending them to streaming.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
9 July 2025
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This slight chance of thunderstorms lingers into Wednesday as the upper low passes over the region.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
Verb
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The officers used a search pattern in which boats snaked back and forth, moving outward from the shoreline, in increasingly long lines parallel to it, Renner said.—
Ethan Wolin
Updated July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
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Fans lined up by the hundreds in meet-and-greet lines that snaked in snarls around the room.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The hard foul came after Sheldon poked Clark in the eye in the third quarter.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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The couple began dating in 2023 and frequently poke fun at each other on their social media pages.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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“Creep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creep. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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