TURN-UP Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

turn up

verb

Definition of turn up

as in to appear

to come into view my missing car keys turned up just in time

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Relevance

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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 To their credit, Balogun and most of the team failed to turn up. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2026 The alligator that became a sensation in Chicago after turning up in a Humboldt Park lagoon last month is healthy and enjoying the good life in sunny Florida, keepers at his new home said. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 With the love planet in your sign, the cosmos is turning up the charm in every way. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 Software is now turning up against semis, against the tech sector, and against the whole market at once. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn up

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Iran claims to have targeted US facilities and partners across the Middle East on Friday, unleashing what appear to be its largest reprisals since a fragile ceasefire shattered almost a week ago.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Bosworth appears as Kathleen Sloane, a corporate defense attorney whose morals are called into question when her clients ask for the unthinkable.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 July 2026

Definition of appear

Verb

France Under-21 international Jacquet, who arrived in a £60million ($81m at current exchange rates) move from French club Rennes, is fit to feature after recovering from the shoulder injury which wrecked the second half of last season for him.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The world’s media has arrived in Downing Street in London ahead of today’s events.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of arrive

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The compensation study completed last December showed many positions were at or above the 50th percentile among comparable agencies, including the Folsom Parks and Recreation Department and Cameron Park Community Services District.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Surveillance footage obtained by The Associated Press appears to show a white sedan, believed to be Durán Guerrero on his way to work, driving in circles near an intersection before an unmarked vehicle blocks its path.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of show

Verb

Redefining what support looks like for Atlanta mothers Atlanta fashion model applies lessons learned as a young mom.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
At the heart of the system are Large Behavior Models (LBMs) and Diffusion Policy, AI techniques that allow robots to learn complex manipulation and decision-making skills instead of following rigid, pre-programmed workflows.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

Definition of learn

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In a scene that unfolds in slow motion, a canister of tear gas is tossed into the couple’s home, tearing through their veil of domestic bliss.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026
Beyond ornate 19th-century wrought-iron gates, walled gardens unfold as a series of outdoor rooms, with a formal knot garden by landscape architect Arabella Lennox-Boyd and borders by Mary Keen.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

Definition of unfold

Verb

Your Rayo Capital Group doesn’t want those nuisance regulators and institutions to get in the way of its crypto profits.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Daniel Bertoni, Argentina vs Netherlands, 1978 Two-goal Mario Kempes surges from deep, tries a one-two with Bertoni, only for the latter to get in the way, deny Kempes his hat-trick and score himself past an exposed Jongbloed.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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