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as in to prove
to come to be everything will turn out fine in the end

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turnout

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noun

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Verb
Every year in mid-August, hundreds turn out at the Community Observatory in Placerville to witness the Perseid meteor shower, and observatory guides say the lead up to this year seems to be no less busy. Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The construction that’s been shutting down lanes and closing off Merv Griffin Way since last year may just turn out to be the future location of Jeff Bezos‘ new digs. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
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The first phase of voting recorded a turnout of about 46%, while officials put turnout in the second phase at roughly 50%, lower than the 60% recorded in the previous two elections in 2016 and 2021. Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 Central Florida voters trickled to the polls this week ahead of Tuesday’s primary and mail ballots arrived in relatively low numbers, with early turnout running light across Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake counties. Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
Verb
  • Universities, eager to compete for a shrinking student population, are rolling out new majors intended to prepare students for today’s careers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Disney’s latest Lightning Lane options rolled out about two years ago, and the company has continued learning how to better manage ride availability based on guest patterns.
    Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Waterless Duo is an easy way to clean and condition your pet’s coat without water featuring the Dog Days Dry Shampoo and Leave in Detangler.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The only thing better than a cozy fireplace is one that doesn’t need, soot, wood, or chimney cleaning.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wrobleski and Roberts considered Saturday’s outing a solid one, sans the 88-mph slider to Ortiz on the right-middle part of the plate.
    Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Attempts to lure Marseille’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Bayern Munich’s Joao Palhinha have proven fruitless, with neither appearing likely to advance at this stage.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The bank argued that combination may prove difficult to sustain.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The findings challenge the popular image of the American side hustle as gig work performed behind the wheel of a car.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • She was hired on the spot, and her first gigs would include The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and stepping in as the voice of Bergman on commercials.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • A couple in crisis wakes to find their apartment sealed off by a mysterious, unbreakable substance.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Freirich recommends eating within one to two hours of waking.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Boone didn’t get to watch the disastrous half-inning from the dugout, as he was ejected in the top of the sixth.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • A week later, on Tuesday, May 19, Southampton were ejected from the play-off final by the EFL’s independent disciplinary commission.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And then what was so funny is that you guys decided to put that picture on the card that falls out of the magazine that asked you to subscribe to the magazine.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Mazur is the first manager of Billy Joel, who had a famous falling out with the star.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Turn out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20out. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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