TURN OUT Synonyms: 194 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of turn out

as in to roll out

to leave one's bed we turn out early on workdays

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as in to clean

to remove the dirt from it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over

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as in to out

to drive or force out angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs

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as in to prove

to come to be everything will turn out fine in the end

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Verb

The vice president wrapped up his comments with a call for voters to turn out in November. — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026 For me, the most effective recovery strategy turned out to be surprisingly simple—live like a local. — Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

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Voter turnout exceeded 59% of the 111 eligible million voters, the most for a parliamentary election in over a decade. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 This year, 88% of votes came from inside New Zealand — the highest ever turnout by New Zealanders. — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn out

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The separate releases are the first to roll out since Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for an industry-wide slowdown on developing advanced AI as the debate about model safety reached a fever pitch in recent weeks.

— CJ Haddad, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
This requirement will roll out broadly next year, but it’s being activated in a few markets in the coming weeks.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of roll out

Verb

The formula has a neutral pH that cleans hardwood floors and protects them from discoloration, too.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
In all, roughly 1,200 workers are still grinding away, some with power tools, others with 10-foot-long feather dusters, cleaning the rafters beneath the canopy.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of clean

Verb

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian stepped out for a very rare family outing with their two daughters.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
The right-hander pitched in his third rehab outing Friday at Double-A Portland with 48 pitches across three innings, allowing one run and striking out four.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of out

Verb

Conclave proved an audience hit as well as an award darling, generating over $125 million at the global box office on a $20 million budget.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
In one of the few wins for the defense, jurors found the state didn’t prove that Facebook made false claims about removing harmful content, including misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of prove

Noun

Having taken the gig to make some cash, Oakley emerged with a vocation as a filmmaker.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
That loud journey began Saturday at Chicago’s Park West, where Shatner and his band of heavy metal vets played a warmup gig ahead of their first official show Sunday at Riot Fest.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of gig

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Above-average rainfall in June and August, along with several cold fronts sweeping across the region, woke the seeds from a lengthy slumber to transform the landscape.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
However, the inn isn’t soundproof and probably isn’t the best choice for families with children who are still waking throughout the night.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of wake

Verb

Thankfully, the emergency abort escape system ejected their Soyuz space capsule from the top of the rocket just two seconds before the fire caused the explosion.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
The crash triggered an emergency response near Morro Bay, where the pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of eject

Verb

Journalists identified the source of the album as Beck’s falling out with Leigh, and critics revered the LP as proof Beck had grown up as a songwriter, abandoning the old doggerel.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Bottom line One of my favorite ways to invest is finding a great brand that has fallen out of favor, but where new management is making the right moves.

— Stephanie Link, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

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