crept
Americanverb
verb
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Coca Cola’s stock crept 0.2% higher during the day.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
During the six years before that, prices crept up at a third of that pace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Doubt crept in at Chelsea last season when they lost their Women's Super League crown - but early signs in this campaign suggest they have regained their spark.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Orange is 5-0 for the first time since 2017 and has also crept into the final spot of The Times’ top 25 rankings for the Southland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
I waited for my aunts to settle in, and once I heard their even breathing and snores, I crept into the wool room with a handful of straw.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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