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to gradually start to affect or change something
Politicians have warned of voter cynicism creeping in, unless there's an immediate inquiry.
It seems that very few errors crept into the text.
if a word or meaning creeps in, it gradually becomes used
The French worry about the number of English words continuing to creep in.
A new meaning of 'sexy' crept into the language a few years ago.