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or showed up
1
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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2
as in arrived
to get to a destination
the band showed up an hour late
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3
as in exposed
to reveal the true nature of
were shown up for what they really are
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Recent Examples of shown up
The three cops who showed up weaved through the crowd trying to find the somebody who made the phone call.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Once a day, write down three small ways your partner showed up.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Renee Good was the kind of woman who would have shown up and spoken out for you.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Coral snakes are often found in suburban neighborhoods, including in North Texas, and have shown up in backyards.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
With tariffs being the biggest story in retail in 2025, signs of their impact inevitably showed up in Walmart's aisles.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
This game was a defensive battle on both sides, as Hurts and Purdy had their fair share of mistakes, though the latter’s showed up in the box score.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Every Golden Globes invitation must have come with a plus-one and the promise of a romantic dinner, because every power couple in Hollywood showed up for this year's ceremony.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
An estimated 2,000 people showed up at Capitol Park Saturday afternoon in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
—Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Once a day, write down three small ways your partner showed up.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Renee Good was the kind of woman who would have shown up and spoken out for you.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Coral snakes are often found in suburban neighborhoods, including in North Texas, and have shown up in backyards.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
With tariffs being the biggest story in retail in 2025, signs of their impact inevitably showed up in Walmart's aisles.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
This game was a defensive battle on both sides, as Hurts and Purdy had their fair share of mistakes, though the latter’s showed up in the box score.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Every Golden Globes invitation must have come with a plus-one and the promise of a romantic dinner, because every power couple in Hollywood showed up for this year's ceremony.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
An estimated 2,000 people showed up at Capitol Park Saturday afternoon in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
—Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shown up
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Researchers said some images appeared to include children.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was being held on the ground when an officer appeared to remove a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Residents of the home and neighbors threw buckets of water on the flames before fire crews arrived, which Mountain View says helped keep the fire from doing too much damage.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The five people who lived in the building evacuated before firefighters arrived and no injuries were reported.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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The good news is that they’ve been exposed as liars and no one except their fellow authoritarians believes them anymore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some move when exposed to light.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There, videos and news reports have shown ICE agents pulling people from their vehicles and detaining children during enforcement actions.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Developmental research has long shown that the prefrontal cortex, responsible for planning, judgment, and impulse control, remains under construction well into early adulthood.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The big moment comes amid the HBO Max drama's breakout success and after the pair was photographed out together several times on Globes weekend.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The killings came amid a wave of bloody violence tied to drug trafficking and organized crime, which has surged across Ecuador in recent years.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a serious threat hiding inside Google Chrome.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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An $850,000 ecotourism resort in Costa Rica for a study abroad program became a rallying cry for his detractors, and a scathing audit uncovered other questionable decisions.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Previously, just one satellite in the program had reached low Earth orbit — NEONSAT-1, which flew atop an Electron in April 2024.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Once the lead reached 40 points late in the fourth quarter, the final minutes were played with a running clock.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Shown up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shown%20up. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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