TURNED OUT Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

turned out

verb

past tense of turn out

as in rolled out

to leave one's bed we turn out early on workdays

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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 Harry Kane Kane was England’s clutch player at the World Cup, scoring a late double to avoid a disastrous early exit against DR Congo and netting what turned out to be the decisive goal from the penalty spot in England’s epic 3-2 win over Mexico. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Species once seen primarily as competitors or antagonists have turned out to be mutualists, with both parties benefiting. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 That turned out to be the team’s only hit in a 2-0 loss to the Braves in front of 17,052 at Rate Field. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Urine, of course, turned out to be a vital health marker, but only after modern urinalysis treatments were developed in the 19th century. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 One Belgian student who struck gold this week while digging a sewer on a summer construction job, is now waiting to see who claims the stash, after an ordinary Tuesday morning on the job turned out to be anything but. — Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The summit itself turned out to be a failure, but Washington and Moscow later climbed over its wreckage to reach new agreements. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 The surplus turned out to be a mirage based on what officials later acknowledged was a $165 billion error in revenue estimates. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026 That singular crossing is, in microcosm, the story of how SpaceX’s most telegraphed selling event turned out to be far less dramatic—and even more positive—than the buildup suggested. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

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Some bigger technology bets Dausch has placed include digital kiosks, which have been rolled out to around two-thirds of restaurant locations globally and consistently produce higher check averages than in-person orders.

— John Kell, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Disney’s latest Lightning Lane options rolled out about two years ago, and the company has continued learning how to better manage ride availability based on guest patterns.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolled out

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Legacy databases are notoriously fragmented, proprietary data is rarely cleaned or standardized, and cybersecurity protocols surrounding corporate intellectual property remain a massive liability.

— Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The coffin was covered with mud, and, before bringing it inside his house, Luwi cleaned it off with a bucket of water and a sponge.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of cleaned

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Fedorov, a popular minister credited with modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces and accelerating the military’s embrace of technology and drone warfare, was dismissed last month after reportedly falling out with the country’s top military commander.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Gonzalez Rogers initially dismissed the case, though the Supreme Court later took it up and ruled that consumers could sue the company.

— Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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Unfortunately, pandemic restrictions on public gatherings meant there was no championship parade, and the title proved to be the lone triumph of James’ Lakers era.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
While the armed services have struggled with recruiting in recent years, those problems have largely eased and retention has generally proved less of a challenge, data from the armed services show.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of proved

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Continue reading … HOT AIR – AOC tries to laugh off 'crazy' woke era as thing of the past, but conservatives aren't amused.

— , FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Aston Martin specialist Nicholas Mee & Company recently woke the car from a near 40-year slumber to return it to road-going condition.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of woke

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Boone didn’t get to watch the disastrous half-inning from the dugout, as he was ejected in the top of the sixth.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
A week later, on Tuesday, May 19, Southampton were ejected from the play-off final by the EFL’s independent disciplinary commission.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ejected

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Cody Lawrence also said a pocketknife fell out of his sweatshirt during the struggle, so his father may have been stabbed.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
North Gwinnett and Roswell moved up two positions in their classifications, Brookwood entered the rankings and Grayson fell out following their performances in the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic at Mercedes-Benz Stadium last week.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026