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
Joe Jackson, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Windley was arrested in 2005, after buying a stove for his mother with a money order that turned out to be stolen.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Election officials hoped to see busy polls after statewide turnout in the 2024 primary was 19%, the lowest in more than five decades.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The basecamp for the testing was Surf Synergy Surf and Wellness Resort, which turned out to be a nearly perfect laboratory for swim shirt testing.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Windley was arrested in 2005, after buying a stove for his mother with a money order that turned out to be stolen.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
Attendance at the Nowruz event in Charlotte The turnout was better than the organizer, Anahita Kaviani, expected.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Election officials hoped to see busy polls after statewide turnout in the 2024 primary was 19%, the lowest in more than five decades.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
Verb
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But Snow Peak rolls out a grass carpet for new campers who might otherwise need to acquire large amounts of gear.—
Naomi Tomky,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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The news came at Taco Bell’s Live Más Live gala March 10, during which the company introduced more than 20 new menu items — though the under-eye patches are the only non-edibles being rolled out.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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On the floor, big storage bins are part of a perennial effort to clean things up.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Los Angeles Times recently reported that Instawork, a staffing app that connects businesses with local hourly workers for same-day gigs, has been recruiting workers in Los Angeles to strap on headbands with a phone mount and record themselves cleaning their homes.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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The new season sees Reid's Lestat de Lioncourt living the rockstar life, as vampires have been outed by author Daniel Molloy (Eric Bobosian) in his book that interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson).—
Debbie Day,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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The split decision comes after religious parents and educators challenged California school policies aimed at preventing schools from outing students to their families.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Princess Diana’s death proved all of Carolyn’s fears.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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Democrats contend that the legislation will disenfranchise many of their voters because of its strict requirements for proving one’s identity and citizenship.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Aside from DoorDash’s new AI training gig app, additional tasks will also roll out within the regular Dasher app for couriers.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Duplasses are now better known for their acting gigs.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My cats, Cutie and Socks — one’s a tabby and the other is a tuxedo cat — wake me up by mewing and walking on me.—
Pamela Chelin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some species wake with the sun and sleep with the moon.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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That same month, a Starlink satellite exploded in orbit, ejecting dozens of pieces of debris, although no in-space collision was to blame.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Tarrant County District Attorney's Office will decide whether more serious charges are filed against a Fort Worth teen mother whose infant son died after being ejected from their car in a March 7 crash, police said Tuesday.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When life falls out of sync, there can be dire consequences for health, reproduction, and survival.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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The main risks come from accidents involving tools and branches, gear malfunctions, unpredictable conditions, and, of course, falling out of trees.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Turn out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20out. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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