1
as in to roll out
to leave one's bed
we turn out early on workdays
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2
as in to clean
to remove the dirt from
it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over
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3
as in to out
to drive or force out
angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs
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as in gig
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Recent Examples of turn out
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
In San Francisco, which generally attracts the largest crowds of protesters, organizers estimated that about 60,000 people turned out to march from the Embarcadero to Civic Center, said Liliana Soroceanu, an organizers with Indivisible SF.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Historically, legislative measures have been placed on November’s general election ballot, where voter turnout is the greatest.
—Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 1 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Awkwardly, the first joke Val compliments them on turns out to have been written by Al, short for Al Assist.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
In San Francisco, which generally attracts the largest crowds of protesters, organizers estimated that about 60,000 people turned out to march from the Embarcadero to Civic Center, said Liliana Soroceanu, an organizers with Indivisible SF.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
Those shifts often reflect changing expectations around candidates, turnout and control of Congress.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Historically, legislative measures have been placed on November’s general election ballot, where voter turnout is the greatest.
—Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
Verb
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Newsstands stocked special issues dedicated to him, and the mint rolled out a commemorative coin.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bloomberg reports that French banking giant BNP Paribas has been in the process of progressively rolling out new generative AI tools, including a new AI assistant that uses different large language models, depending on the use case.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Coming off an excruciating 119-loss season, the Rockies cleaned house in the front office and promised a new, exciting era of baseball.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Kelse Redd, owner of professional cleaning company So Fresh So Clean, recommends starting with the blinds, fully dusting and wiping them down.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kyle is just outing herself as a gossip and is distorting what everyone has to say to try to one-up Dorit in her own life.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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The public quickly turned on The Sun for effectively outing Edwards.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Your generous heart shines brighter when your schedule reflects your soul rather than proving yourself at any cost.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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As so many of his peers have run from that reality, Self is embracing the challenge, with precisely nothing left to prove.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Suzuki, 42, spent three post-playing career years as a special assistant to Angels GM Perry Minasian before taking the managerial gig in the offseason.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Sean is tested when his longtime friend and employee Jorge (Trey Santiago-Hudson) finds out about all of Sean’s changes and feels betrayed — Sean’s new sous chef gig means the end of the food truck, which Jorge was relying on.—
Ashley Boucher,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Pain upon waking A good mattress provides ample support for your spine and joints.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters say working smoke alarms woke a family as a fire tore through their home's garage Friday morning.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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She was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tremblay, her daughter said, was ejected from the plane upon impact and was thrown more than 300 feet — nearly the length of a football field — before slamming and skidding onto the tarmac.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Your hair may fall out faster than before.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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White tie fell out of favor at the onset of World War I.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Turn out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20out. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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