as in to straighten (up)
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turn out
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The window turned out to be the window of the men’s bathroom.—
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Alcaraz played an exhibition against American Frances Tiafoe in the uptown arena, which turns out to hold a tennis court nicely and hosted 16,194 fans.—
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“Clean (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clean%20%28off%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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