SHOWS UP Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

shows up

verb

Definition of shows up next

present tense third-person singular of show up

as in appears

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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Relevance

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as in arrives

to get to a destination the band showed up an hour late

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as in exposes

to reveal the true nature of were shown up for what they really are

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Recent Examples of shows up Every new face who shows up to the Broncos’ rookie minicamp has their own approach to pre-draft conditioning, leaving them in various stages of physical readiness for a three-day intensive weekend of football. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2026 This is the coconut cake that shows up at every celebration. —

Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026 The same instinct shows up in the lifestyle creator influencer accent, characterized by uptalk and the lengthening and extra stressing on words. —

Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026 Like clockwork, there’s a viral tweet about the song that shows up on my newsfeed every month or so. —

Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026 Taproom sales surge when CCW shows up, letting patrons witness professional wrestling with larger-than-life characters and gimmicks synonymous with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). —

Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 The ethylene glycol shows up at your house on December 19, and Harold passed away on December 20. —

Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 There’s an attitude, there’s a desire to get better and that intensity that shows up on the field. —

Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026 The 6-foot-3, 275-pound Bain wins with power, leverage, technique, and a mean streak that shows up snap after snap. —

Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026

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The stabbing of two men in a Jewish neighborhood in London appears to be the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks in the United Kingdom since the beginning of the American-Israeli war against Iran, in late February.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
After months of allowing customers to openly carry guns in its Florida stores, Publix appears to have changed its policy.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2026