turn out 1 of 2

verb

Definition of turn outnext
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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4
as in to prove
to come to be everything will turn out fine in the end

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turnout

2 of 2

noun

as in gig

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Recent Examples of turn out
Verb
Chelsea then imposed what turned out to be a false and ultimately quite pompous deadline. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 In the aftermath, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in what turned out to be Turkey’s largest protests in a dozen years. — Nick Taborall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
At the more explicitly political end of the spectrum, theatrical turnout itself can become part of a film’s cultural argument. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2026 The issue stands to influence swing voters and motivate turnout at the polls. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
  1. roll out
  2. clean
  3. out
  4. prove
  5. gig
  6. wake
  7. eject
  8. fall out
Verb
  • With a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough to a roughly 9 × 12-inch rectangle, 1/4 inch thick.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Local Data Mode will roll out to the Romo 2 in Q4 this year, and DJI has plans to expand it to the first line of Romo models too.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of roll out
Verb
  • Really, as long as the boots are leather and in good shape, they can typically be conditioned and cleaned.
    — Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Best Last-Chance Amazon Home Labor Day Sales Give your home a refresh with last-minute deals on fresh cozy bedding, cleaning gadgets, and décor.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of clean
Verb
  • Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Then the rest of the game occurred, a 20-12 victory in which Ty Simpson emerged with arguably the best rookie quarterback outing across the league over the weekend.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of out
Verb
  • Getting Brown proved to be the move that unlocked Philadelphia’s ability to recruit James.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The height variations alone generated strong ESM signals, proving that false data could appear out of thin air.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of prove
Noun
  • Sadly, that gig was canceled, and months later the Smiths broke up.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The first gig in Cardiff is a blinder, notable for the fact that, despite being the audience for a 30-year-old reformed heritage act, there are people under 30 and half of the adults still seem to have their own hair.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of gig
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  • Nobody ever seriously believed Belichick was going to morph into a headphones-wearing, sideline-waking Susan Lucci, the soap opera megastar who waited 19 years before finally winning a Daytime Emmy.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The best music; Cars still had a little style and nothing woke about sports.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of wake
Verb
  • Oli Marmol was later ejected after sticking up for Rincon, who was making his MLB debut.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol argued with plate umpire Doug Eddings and was ejected.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of eject
Verb
  • Miley and Billy Ray reportedly had a falling out, seemingly after the split between her father and mother Tish Cyrus.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Diversification is one leg of the risk management stool, offering a hedge against market rotations that occur when certain sectors, industries, or themes fall out of favor.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Turn out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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