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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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Recent Examples of turn out
Verb
Following the wedding, Higgins-Miller was excited to see how the photographs turned out. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 This new Buffalo Trace bourbon from the Last Drop, however, turns out to both rare and excellent, and seems destined to become a collector’s item. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
How the fight plays out could impact voter turnout during the midterm elections in 2026 and how both parties address the matter for years to come. Will Carless, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025 The caucus saw an overwhelming turnout, which election officials credited in part to voters turning out for Sanders. Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for turn out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
Verb
  • The Baltic nation plans to roll out ChatGPT Edu to every secondary student and teacher in the country.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The collection will start rolling out on May 13 with its first model, La Melaza #7, which features the company’s Tint-Change Technology in a special colorway.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Outdoor water containers that should be cleaned include bird baths and pet dishes.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Affleck’s Christian Wolff is a monotone bean counter who used to help criminal organizations launder money and clean their books.
    Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Gators and Clayton somehow overcame Houston’s lock-down intensity Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller decided when the Florida senior’s own defense stopped the Cougars from even taking a winning shot at the buzzer.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The Gators and Clayton somehow overcame Houston’s lockdown intensity, along with a 12-point deficit Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller decided when the Florida senior’s own D stopped the Cougars from even taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer.
    Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • At minimum, you will be required to show documents proving your full legal name, date of birth, Social Security number, two proofs of address and lawful status.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Top White House and congressional officials have set out a tight deadline to pass the legislation by July 4, but that timeline may prove difficult given the ongoing debates over how to structure the bill and how to offset the costs of the package.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cynthia Erivo will be seeing green all over again for her next big gig.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Each gig is around 45 minutes long and some overlap in different locations so choices have to be made.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Life is mostly repetitive—wake, eat, work, sleep, repeat—and each day can feel like an unsatisfying circle.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Sleep paralysis is the phenomenon of being unable to move upon waking from sleep.
    Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • No real violence occurred during the entirely unnecessary affair, nor was anyone ejected.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
  • Greinke was ejected after four pitches on July 7 at Houston, threw three innings the next day in the final game of the first half and then five innings to open the second half on July 13 against Pittsburgh.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Between 50 and 100 people took off with roughly $300,000 total this week — after bags of cash fell out of an armored truck in the Chicago area.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Bricks have fallen out and cracked at Jefferson Middle School in the Caldwell School District.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Apr. 2025

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