shown up (for)

variants or showed up (for)
past participle of show up (for)

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attended
Verb
  • As a child, Moore envisioned a career in medicine and later attended Alcorn State University on a band scholarship to study percussion.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • More than 100 residents of the community attended to hear the candidates make their cases.
    Joan Murray, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
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“Shown up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shown%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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