1
as in to appear
to come into view
my missing car keys turned up just in time
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2
as in to arrive
to get to a destination
when do you think our guests will turn up?
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3
as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
it took days to turn up the original documents
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Recent Examples of turn up
Bipartisan back-channeling among senators could turn up a compromise on the biggest sticking points.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
But when tourists start turning up dead, he’s reluctantly drawn back into detective work — egged on by his barmaid Rosa, a crime drama superfan.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The man advantage was created when Alex Gaffney was assessed a kneeing penalty despite clearly hitting Reschny with his hip when the latter was attempting to turn up ice from behind his own net.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
As Rigg noted elsewhere, though, the case didn’t become a subject of media interest until Steve’s campaign began years later, and database searches of two papers that Helen mentioned turned up no coverage from 1998.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
But when tourists start turning up dead, he’s reluctantly drawn back into detective work — egged on by his barmaid Rosa, a crime drama superfan.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The man advantage was created when Alex Gaffney was assessed a kneeing penalty despite clearly hitting Reschny with his hip when the latter was attempting to turn up ice from behind his own net.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
As Rigg noted elsewhere, though, the case didn’t become a subject of media interest until Steve’s campaign began years later, and database searches of two papers that Helen mentioned turned up no coverage from 1998.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn up
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The city appeared to have reached the final stage of awarding a three-year, $27 million deal to a new security company on several occasions this year.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Later experiments appeared to confirm what Prentice’s genetic data suggested.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this week at the Victoria’s Secret after-party in New York, Jodie Turner-Smith arrived in a pair of relaxed, low-slung light wash jeans, a white vest and a black, white and red military jacket that looked nothing short of Napoleonic.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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There is also a dancing thread, taking the shape of the Quarona factory and circling the globe before arriving in New York, where a Loro Piana truck with raw fiber bales traverses the facade.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some residents have found debris as far as two miles from the facility, according to the Hickman County Sheriff’s office.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Don’t expect to find an M5 in an iPhone, though.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Mooresville spent $300,000 on drones for its police department this year, plus $20,250 in sales tax, records show.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Released hostages later reported seeing him alive, and in May 2025 Hamas released a video showing him alongside fellow hostage Elkana Buchbut.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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The protests come amid a federal government shutdown now in its 18th day, broader immigration enforcement operations, and the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago and Los Angeles.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Regulators say more crashes may come Tesla's latest FSD software update arrived just days before the investigation began.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Steen learned about his Hall of Fame invitation during training camp.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Students will learn to wire avionics as well as to troubleshoot and repair wiring issues.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps if Wims caught that score-tying pass in the first quarter, the entire game would have unfolded differently.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Written and directed by Rel Dowdell, Train Ride unfolds on the campus of Cheyney University, the nation’s oldest historically Black college.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, the proud mom shared a post on Instagram which featured several candid pictures of Jack getting in the mood for Halloween.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Dogs and children under 10 get in free.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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