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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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
Opt for wispy wisteria bangs for something low maintenance or turn up the face-framing flattery with a thicker curtain fringe.
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Grace McCarty, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2026
Differences also turned up in the radula (a tongue-like feeding structure common to mollusks) and in the shell plates themselves.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Tyler Perry is turning up the heat at Netflix.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
Clues were still turning up long after the Downtown Detention Center opened, in May, 2020.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Grace McCarty, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2026
Differences also turned up in the radula (a tongue-like feeding structure common to mollusks) and in the shell plates themselves.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Tyler Perry is turning up the heat at Netflix.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
Clues were still turning up long after the Downtown Detention Center opened, in May, 2020.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn up
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For the United States and its allies, however, countering the Shahed threat appears to be a game of catch-up, some experts say.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Judge Paul Friedman appeared skeptical of government claims that the policy is necessary for national security.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Birders come for the migrating raptors and shorebirds, while beachgoers arrive with shelling bags, fishing poles, or kayaks bound for the calmer bay side.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Yanxiao began to recount the story of Eleanor Young, played by the actress Michelle Yeoh, who arrives at a grand London hotel with her family in the nineteen-nineties.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Aloe vera and mushroom extracts Aloe vera extracts that bypassed FDA review were found in more than 450 products in FoodData Central, a food and nutrient database managed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service, according to the investigation.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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When both of these high-resolution, deep observations are combined (see the overlap), clear evidence appears for that grouping, with what appears to be four globular clusters all found together in a tiny region of space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s ‘existential war of survival’ Analysts say the incidents show the war could expand to affect the alliance.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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These AIs have shown behaviors as varied as deception and blackmail, to scheming and cheating by hacking software.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The deal comes a week after the Swiss company made a firm bid for specialty insurer Beazley Plc and started a $5 billion capital raise to help finance the transaction.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The budget came weeks after Gondongwana said South Africa’s debt is projected to peak this fiscal year after rising for nearly two decades, creating room for more infrastructure investment and tax relief.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Others learned of the relocation through social media or from other patients, said attorney Benjamin Ikuta, who is representing the couples.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Claude’s central argument—that Marks learned from Graham and Buffett just as Claude learned from training data—sounds profound, but human learning and statistical pattern-matching over text corpora are not the same.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Right above water in the heart of town, the historic villa unfolds across three levels, each lined with panoramic terraces that capture sweeping 180-degree views of the coastline.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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The main restaurant unfolds across a wraparound deck overlooking an area for fireside dinners and performances by traditional Venda dancers and drummers, but there are plenty of opportunities to dine in the bush.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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Snider had to scramble to put on his race suit and get in the car.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Some stayed standing, while others got in shoulder-deep or even dropped to their bellies.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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