POLICE (UP) Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

police (up)

verb

Definition of police (up)

as in to straighten (up)

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turn out

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But when the canal turns out to be the site of illicit Russian mafia activities, Irwin becomes a witness and must evade the mob and its threats to his family while relying on his partner and former cop brother to help get him out of trouble.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
After a years-long effort to extract just a fraction of DNA, the Bible hairs turned out not to be Jefferson’s.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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