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creeping

[kree-ping]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Slang.��the act or practice of following someone persistently or stealthily, especially online.
Twitter and LinkedIn creeping is a normal part of my day.

advancing or developing gradually so as to infringe on or supplant something else.
creeping inflation;
creeping socialism.

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Amid mounting speculation over his own future, the prime minister called a news conference in a bid to distance himself from the creeping scandal.

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In that sense, Schake said she was less worried about violence on the streets than “creeping authoritarianism.”

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And so their creeping dread moves with momentum.

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In late 2016, peaceful protests started against what was perceived to be the creeping use of the francophone legal system in the region's courtrooms.

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Mills cautioned against the creeping allure of cynicism.

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