1
as in to appear
to come into view
my missing car keys turned up just in time
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2
as in to arrive
to get to a destination
when do you think our guests will turn up?
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3
as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
it took days to turn up the original documents
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Recent Examples of turn up
Mertes, a criminal defense attorney, was alarmed by the glut of dead people whose names turned up on a recent list of potential jurors in rural Whiteside County.
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Chekhov’s wrote The Cherry Orchard in 1903, but Pullman thought of employing 21st century AI methods to interrogate the text further and to check whether his analysis of the sibling’s relationship turned up.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Jaylen Wright started 2026 slowed by a knee injury, but eventually turned up the volume on his production, contributing 288 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on 70 carries.
—Omar Kelly
april 20, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The Colorado legislature has less than a month to complete its work — both giving the 100 lawmakers and dozens of lobbyists a light at the end of the tunnel and turning up the pressure ahead of the session’s May 13 finale.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Chekhov’s wrote The Cherry Orchard in 1903, but Pullman thought of employing 21st century AI methods to interrogate the text further and to check whether his analysis of the sibling’s relationship turned up.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Jaylen Wright started 2026 slowed by a knee injury, but eventually turned up the volume on his production, contributing 288 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on 70 carries.
—Omar Kelly
april 20, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The Colorado legislature has less than a month to complete its work — both giving the 100 lawmakers and dozens of lobbyists a light at the end of the tunnel and turning up the pressure ahead of the session’s May 13 finale.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn up
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Reina Friedman Watts, who appears in the documentary as one of the former producers on The Jerry Springer Show, admits that background checks were not performed on contestants.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Penguins' 11th overall pick in the 2025 NHL draft, Ben Kindel, is set to become the youngest Penguins player to appear in a Stanley Cup Playoff game since Jordan Staal in 2007.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The haunting case of Kimberly Langwell On July 10, 1999, a day after Kim Langwell failed to arrive home, Ball was summoned to a strip mall parking lot in front of an Eckerd Pharmacy.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Iranian negotiators, headed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, arrived late Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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His understanding of where to be, when to slow the game down and when to speed it up, his ability to show for the ball under pressure and find a team-mate in more space; these are the things that Tottenham have desperately lacked.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Game 2 started echoing Game 1 after halftime, when Towns finally found rhythm and the Knicks looked like the more gifted team all over again.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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What was His message in turning over the tables, besides showing His rudeness?—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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The data showed that genetic markers for red hair are among 479 gene variants that have been strongly favored over the past 10,000 years.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Then the Earthquakes, second place in the Western Conference, added to their club-record start to a season by exposing a fatigued Black & Gold side that was third in the west coming into the contest.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The purse is made from sleek, faux leather and comes with a detachable and adjustable crossbody strap (in addition to the top handle) for styling versatility.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Nathan learned about the fate of a great-aunt, who was confined at Theresienstadt, and her grandson, who by a circuitous, ultimately tragic path is remembered by Catholics as a martyr.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sharon, who used ChatGPT to learn about the egrets, posts nightly updates in a Facebook group dedicated to the prevention efforts.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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Likewise, David Rockwell’s set, an elegant Art Deco dining and drawing room where much of the action unfolds, provides a stylish backdrop to the proceedings, while the chandelier that soars over the stage also serves as a sight gag that ends the show on a slyly subversive note.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Among the victims were two boys, ages 12 and 14, whose deaths have rattled their community in Northeast Washington and prompted broader fears about an uptick in gun violence that typically unfolds in warmer weather.—
Marissa J. Lang,
Washington Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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How to maximize your chances The moon won't get in the way of your predawn meteor hunting, but city lights most certainly will!—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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It's been fun to watch as many 100-year old businesses have gotten in on the action.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Turn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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