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as in rolled out
to leave one's bed
we turn out early on workdays
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2
as in cleaned
to remove the dirt from
it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over
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as in dismissed
to drive or force out
angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs
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as in proved
to come to be
everything will turn out fine in the end
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Recent Examples of turned out
Reflecting on their big day a few weeks later, the newlyweds said they are still thrilled with the way their big day turned out.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
To be fair, that matchup turned out to be a dud when Ohtani and Judge combined to go just 6-for-37 with 12 strikeouts.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In an extra surprise, Samantha and Austin turned out to be secretly married the entire time, having privately eloped a month ago.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Perfectly Imperfect Why spend all that time and effort to be perfectly turned out just to start coming undone once vows are exchanged at the altar?
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
The path to Level 5 autonomous driving has turned out to be a much longer and bumpy one than the optimists once hoped.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Still, leaves in some parts of the United States turned out OK despite the stress put on them, Pastelok said, noting that parts of central and northern New England fared pretty well.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
No Kings organizers estimated that more than 5 million people turned out for the June protests.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Four hundred protesters turned out in Apache Junction, including two in inflatable frog and penguin costumes, the city's local Democratic Party said on social media.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
To be fair, that matchup turned out to be a dud when Ohtani and Judge combined to go just 6-for-37 with 12 strikeouts.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In an extra surprise, Samantha and Austin turned out to be secretly married the entire time, having privately eloped a month ago.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Perfectly Imperfect Why spend all that time and effort to be perfectly turned out just to start coming undone once vows are exchanged at the altar?
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
The path to Level 5 autonomous driving has turned out to be a much longer and bumpy one than the optimists once hoped.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Still, leaves in some parts of the United States turned out OK despite the stress put on them, Pastelok said, noting that parts of central and northern New England fared pretty well.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
No Kings organizers estimated that more than 5 million people turned out for the June protests.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Four hundred protesters turned out in Apache Junction, including two in inflatable frog and penguin costumes, the city's local Democratic Party said on social media.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned out
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The Country Music Association rolled out an initial lineup of performers for the upcoming CMA Awards, with all three of the leading nominees — Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney and Ella Langley, tied with six noms each — set to sing.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Citi has already rolled out AI tools like Citi Assist and Citi Stylist to about 180,000 of its approximately 229,000 employees to help streamline planning, document summarization, and HR and finance queries.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Floors would get a quick sweep with areas that required heavier foot traffic being more thoroughly cleaned and perhaps even mopped daily.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Johnston explains that wool rugs should only be cleaned with a cold water process, which protects the fibers from damage or distortion.—
Jennifer Beck Goldblatt,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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India lost its review in desperation to get Wolvaardt dismissed, and then gambled with Verma’s gentle off-breakers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The lawsuit was dismissed in March after a judge found the group had no standing to pursue the claims made.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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But the original plan for an open-air rooftop bar proved too open-air in Texas weather.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Good teams get the job done with no empathy and little fuss, but a run of five victories in six fixtures in all competitions proved misleading.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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When people woke from REM sleep, their cortex woke up in the same way, but without the preceding slow wave.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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After a replay review, Bane was ejected from the game after being assessed both a technical foul and a flagrant foul for his transgression.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Of the eight monkeys that were ejected from their cages, five were killed in the hunt for them and three remained on the loose before Sunday.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The idea that another species might have produced the fossils fell out of favor, though the possibility was still debated at scientific conferences and other forums.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Two weeks ago, 33-year-old Luis Barajas was sitting in a Broncos community-partnership meeting when a surprise fell out of the sky.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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Later, the humanoids got up in a human-like manner, first lifting their legs and using their hip joint to get up and come back to their original standing position.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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After a few minutes, Denegal got up and walked off the field on his own.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Turned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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