1
as in to appear
to come into view
normally, one doesn't see them, but the actress's wrinkles show up in the close-ups
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2
as in to arrive
to get to a destination
the band showed up an hour late
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3
as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
were shown up for what they really are
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Recent Examples of show up
In other areas, organizers have been working to educate protesters on their rights, in the event troops show up somewhere unexpected.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
The consequences of this voter suppression go beyond who shows up on Election Day.
—Tom Lopach, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
True Where does Rumi’s demon heritage show up?
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
The surest defense against soft fascism is presence—to show up, visibly, and refuse the framing.
—Alexis Coe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
The consequences of this voter suppression go beyond who shows up on Election Day.
—Tom Lopach, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
True Where does Rumi’s demon heritage show up?
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
The surest defense against soft fascism is presence—to show up, visibly, and refuse the framing.
—Alexis Coe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for show up
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The city appeared to have reached the final stage of awarding a three-year, $27 million deal to a new security company on several occasions this year.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Later experiments appeared to confirm what Prentice’s genetic data suggested.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this week at the Victoria’s Secret after-party in New York, Jodie Turner-Smith arrived in a pair of relaxed, low-slung light wash jeans, a white vest and a black, white and red military jacket that looked nothing short of Napoleonic.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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There is also a dancing thread, taking the shape of the Quarona factory and circling the globe before arriving in New York, where a Loro Piana truck with raw fiber bales traverses the facade.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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However, since the announcement, discourse around who should and shouldn’t be given wings exposed just how stuck in the past some viewers still are.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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By comparing two types of borosilicate glass, one containing magnesium and one without, the team discovered that the diffusion of boron atoms depends strongly on the glass composition and the time it has been exposed to water.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Photos taken of the aftermath show the aircraft partially submerged in water near the airport's sea wall.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Steven Adler published an analysis showing that ChatGPT repeatedly and falsely reinforced one man’s delusions and psychological distress.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The protests come amid a federal government shutdown now in its 18th day, broader immigration enforcement operations, and the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago and Los Angeles.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Regulators say more crashes may come Tesla's latest FSD software update arrived just days before the investigation began.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The 94-minute film weaves together interviews with the investigators who helped uncover BTK’s identity with Rawson’s personal reflections on her relationship with her father, both before and since his arrest and conviction.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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But with a young son to raise and a past that won’t stay buried, Brae is back … and determined to uncover the truth.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps if Wims caught that score-tying pass in the first quarter, the entire game would have unfolded differently.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Written and directed by Rel Dowdell, Train Ride unfolds on the campus of Cheyney University, the nation’s oldest historically Black college.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, the proud mom shared a post on Instagram which featured several candid pictures of Jack getting in the mood for Halloween.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Dogs and children under 10 get in free.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Show up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/show%20up. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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