shows up (for)

Definition of shows up (for)next
present tense third-person singular of show up (for)
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attends
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  • If all of this seems laden with meaning of the kind that often attends conceptual art in 2026—colonialism, empire, fraught ideas of foreigness and exoticness—you, like me, will have read Akhavan’s intentions completely wrong.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
  • The county executive also appoints people to fill vacancies throughout county government, attends Legislature meetings as a non-voting member, investigates internal issues and transfers staffers between departments.
    Ilana Arougheti May 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
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“Shows up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shows%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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