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
Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
Despite his remarks, thousands of young Catholics turned out to greet the pope.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
Paul Boger, NPR, 10 June 2026
California’s slow counting process is not the result of incompetence or an unexpected surge in turnout.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
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Verb
In 2015, on that same stage, Lee, Lifeson, and Peart performed what turned out to be their final show together at the end of their R40 tour.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
Despite his remarks, thousands of young Catholics turned out to greet the pope.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
Noun
The union, which claims as many as 60,000 members in Nevada alone, has become a voter turnout machine.
—Paul Boger, NPR, 10 June 2026
California’s slow counting process is not the result of incompetence or an unexpected surge in turnout.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
Verb
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The cheapest of the new unlimited-data subscriptions AT&T rolled out in March, a $50-with-autopay plan, includes 3GB of hotspot data.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
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That can buy public health experts more time to start isolating sick people, administering vaccines and rolling out treatments—ultimately saving lives.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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One of its findings was that those countries that prioritized transitioning to clean energy alongside electrification and efficiency saved some $260 billion in fossil fuel import costs last year, with savings expected to grow substantially this year.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Approximately $310 million will support cleaning efforts of buses, trains, facilities, stations and stops.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The finale concluded on an uncomfortable cliffhanger between Benny and Carmen, as the former walked in on the latter making out with his crush Miles (Rish Shah), leading to an unexpected confrontation in which Benny is accidentally outed to his sister.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
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The team is getting healthier, with Cabrera rejoining the rotation and Matthew Boyd making what should be his final rehab outing on Saturday before returning to the big leagues.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Verb
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The bill would prevent efforts like Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in ballots to voters who can prove citizenship.—
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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The whole episode is a reminder to product designers everywhere that users can be extremely sensitive to the seemingly smallest changes — and Spotify clearly had not anticipated that a teeny-tiny disco ball drop would prove to be unpopular.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Vansteenberghe, a male model, recognized that modeling was also one of Carthen’s goals and set her up with modeling gigs and advice after leaving Fiji.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Or as Laurie Metcalf’s Weed makes clear in her hilarious monologue before the Central Park gig.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Some of Iris Nemani’s earliest memories of the arts have to do with her parents waking her up — as a very young child — late at night to watch classic movie musicals on TV.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The bitter, woke drumbeat is not working any more.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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And days earlier, three US F-15 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, with all crew members ejecting safely.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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In extreme cases, like intentionally punching another player, a referee can go straight to a red card and eject a player from the match.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Screwball comedies fell out of fashion after the 1940s, but the genre enjoyed a brief revival in the 1960s thanks to films like Charade (1963).—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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As pointed out by Cox, Zagallo was only brought in as manager in the March of 1970 after his predecessor, Saldanha, had fallen out with Brazil’s dictatorial president Emilio Medici.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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“Turn out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20out. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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