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
Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
And that one turned out pretty well.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
ABC News, 14 May 2026
Critics, including some Republicans, argued the move risked energizing Democratic turnout and could weaken Republican incumbents in suburban districts.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
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Verb
Mullerat says Martin deeply researches neighborhoods and their history, turns out time and again to speak with residents, often making significant changes to projects in response, and looks for ways to improve the surroundings beyond his building footprint.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
And that one turned out pretty well.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Noun
Latinos — the largest ethnic group in California — don't usually have a large turnout in California primaries.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Critics, including some Republicans, argued the move risked energizing Democratic turnout and could weaken Republican incumbents in suburban districts.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
Verb
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Official visit season is here and will pick up in earnest next weekend, when programs across the country roll out all their flashiest bells and whistles.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Programs get rolled out, budgets get approved and results disappear into a fog of lagging indicators and anecdotes.—
Brian Tuite,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Can clean energy scale rapidly enough to support both development and decarbonization?—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Here are simple steps for how to clean your coffee maker and keep it in tip-top condition.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
Verb
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As one fan shared plans for a group birthday outing to the movie next month, Riley urged them to go sooner.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Predators specifically look for environments where families naturally lower their guard and assume someone else is paying attention, turning a routine family outing into a nightmare.—
Maureen Flatley,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
Verb
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But the team’s youth and inexperience proved to be a strength, not a weakness.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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But claims that Los Angeles — alongside New York — was the safest big city are generally considered overstated rather than conclusively proven.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Noun
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That ethos catapulted the maverick company to the top of the ride-sharing business, with its gig drivers providing nearly 14 billion trips last year globally.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Rannells, who joined the franchise as a celebrity contestant on the Celebrity Summer special, is in his first outing as co-host alongside Wilson, who has been in the gig since the first season.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Verb
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As a content guy who has made a career on content, these woke Toledoans couldn't be more right.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Berryessa Water Sports has boats for rent fit for all activities on the water — from tubing and wake surfing to fishing to simply relaxing in the sun.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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White Sox manager Wil Venable was ejected for arguing the call.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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All four crew members successfully ejected and deployed parachutes.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
19 May 2026
Verb
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One of her remaining teeth—her real ones—fell out and tumbled into her lap.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Still, to find that PSA screening does reduce deaths constitutes a significant change compared with the last Cochrane review, published in 2013, which didn’t find similar benefits and contributed to PSA screening falling out of favor.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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“Turn out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20out. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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