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as in appeared
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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as in arrived
to get to a destination
the band showed up an hour late
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as in exposed
to reveal the true nature of
were shown up for what they really are
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Recent Examples of showed up
Outdoors editor Paul Smith plays a key role as well, writing stories about everything from the wolf hunt to why flamingos showed up in Port Washington.
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Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
As had been the case at the start of eighth grade, Tupac showed up at Dunbar knowing nobody.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
There were many days this summer that O’Hoppe showed up to the ballpark worried about his standing on the roster.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In March, immigration agents showed up at Kordia’s home and workplace, as well as her uncle’s house in Florida.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
As students were setting up for the film in the ATLAS Institute, two CU police officers showed up and stood outside the room, blocking people from entering, said Annabelle Brown, a member of Students for Justice in Palestine.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Stewart showed up to host one day after ABC booted Jimmy Kimmel.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
At the end of July, Caroline Stanbury was doing a podcast video talking about her skin-care line when her husband, Sergio Carrallo, showed up in the background nude from the waist down like an Italian, soccer-playing Donald Duck.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Miami voters won’t get the chance to decide on moving the city from odd- to even-year elections this November after only two out of five city commissioners showed up to a special meeting Friday.
—Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
As had been the case at the start of eighth grade, Tupac showed up at Dunbar knowing nobody.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
There were many days this summer that O’Hoppe showed up to the ballpark worried about his standing on the roster.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In March, immigration agents showed up at Kordia’s home and workplace, as well as her uncle’s house in Florida.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
As students were setting up for the film in the ATLAS Institute, two CU police officers showed up and stood outside the room, blocking people from entering, said Annabelle Brown, a member of Students for Justice in Palestine.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Stewart showed up to host one day after ABC booted Jimmy Kimmel.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
At the end of July, Caroline Stanbury was doing a podcast video talking about her skin-care line when her husband, Sergio Carrallo, showed up in the background nude from the waist down like an Italian, soccer-playing Donald Duck.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Miami voters won’t get the chance to decide on moving the city from odd- to even-year elections this November after only two out of five city commissioners showed up to a special meeting Friday.
—Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed up
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While the energy services company missed expectations for third-quarter revenue from analysts polled by FactSet, investors appeared pleased with upbeat sales commentary.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Twice, McGlinchey walked off the turf gingerly with what appeared to be a leg injury.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Park staff, Buffalo National River Search and Rescue, Survival Flight and fire departments from Marshall and Harrison arrived on the scene.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
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Adam Dullinger’s politicizing moment arrived in the mail one day last spring, in the form of a letter from the city’s Department of Safety and Inspections.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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In today’s digital age, where people are constantly exposed to images of celebrities in their homes, in public, and across their devices, social-media algorithms reinforce these exposures.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Gundogan has been exposed to two of the leading brains in modern football and reads the game like few players can.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Within minutes, Martinelli showed his attacking instincts.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The study showed that the robot could make multiple turns exceeding 100 degrees along its body length when activated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Researchers uncovered the ice storage bunker while conducting the seventeenth excavation survey of Busosanseong Fortress located about 90 miles south of Seoul in South Chungcheong Province.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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New insights from the seafloor The study also uncovered a unique ecological interaction.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nonetheless, the bank’s share price has plunged over 20% since the bankruptcy unfolded last month.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ripa’s story doesn’t end there, as both the co-hosts and Gere then get into how the dinner unfolded.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Her personal items either went missing or turned up broken.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Princess Diana and the Duchess of York once turned up at the club dressed as policewomen and many romantic relationships were sealed in the dark alcoves, although the tabloids rarely, if ever, found out.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Showed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showed%20up. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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