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 turnout
Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025
For Basak, the overwhelming turnout was validation.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, the big yellow reptile turned out to be a San Diego Gopher Snake—a non-venomous species commonly found in Southern California.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Verb
By the end of the evening, Behn had the backing of not only primary rivals like Dixie but also Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, who also lauded a surge in turnout for the Democratic primary.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025
For Basak, the overwhelming turnout was validation.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
And then oftentimes these things turn out quite well.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, the big yellow reptile turned out to be a San Diego Gopher Snake—a non-venomous species commonly found in Southern California.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnout
Verb
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The European Union, for example, just started rolling out a new Entry and Exit System (EES) in which travelers use biometric data to gain entry to 29 European countries.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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Home and commercial textile manufacturer 1888 Mills has rolled out a new line of 100 percent cotton bath and bedding products, created in partnership with Cotton Incorporated.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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It will be made for convenience, with portability and easily cleaned parts.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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To give your portafilter a scrub, invest in the Takevu coffee grinder cleaning brush.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kate — who is known for recycling outfits, often years apart — debuted the piece during a January 2020 visit to Bradford Town Hall before reusing the coat at the royal family's Christmas church outing in 2022.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Yesavage would’ve likely contributed to a Game 5 outing back in Toronto, but the Jays ensured that wasn’t required with a 5-2 win over the Yankees.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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After all, even repeating the consensus of the time is far from a surefire way of looking clever in 25 years, because various elements of the sport where there was a broad agreement about the direction of travel have proved misguided.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Despite Spapens’ declaration that the Disturbed concert is canceled, tickets for the gig are still listed on Live Nation, as well as still included on the band’s tour website.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Whereas Morvan and Pilatus were never the same afterward, Velez, 58, continued to carve out an impressive career in entertainment, nabbing acting gigs and top 10 songs.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Resident Armando Vierra, an Army veteran, said the explosion woke him up and shook his house, nearly five miles from the plant.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Oct. 2025
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Reju isn’t the first company that has sought to wake New Yorkers up to a problem that’s literally mounting, if somewhat out of sight thousands of miles away.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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Branch was ejected in a game against Green Bay in 2024 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on running back Bo Melton.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The pop star has not publicly commented on what happened, but local police confirmed to ABC News that the aggressive concertgoer was immediately ejected from the Kaseya Center.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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Koné then had a public falling out with Marseille coach Roberto de Zerbi.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The key would be making sure the curls can move freely without risking things falling out.—
Anneke Knot,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Turnout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnout. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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