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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
According to Moderna, the FDA’s review of its flu application turned out to be anything but clear and transparent.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Some turned out to be extraordinary.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
However, the dog turned out to be a good boy.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
But one of those clusters later turned out to be a glitch in the data, and another only lasted for a few days before completely dissipating.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
People with lifelong musical anhedonia, which Weiss turned out to have, easily recognize music.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
The flying material turned out to be a party balloon, sources said.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
This time around, the first half turned out to be war.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
And the show itself hardly turned out to be bold in its presentation.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Some turned out to be extraordinary.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
However, the dog turned out to be a good boy.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
But one of those clusters later turned out to be a glitch in the data, and another only lasted for a few days before completely dissipating.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
People with lifelong musical anhedonia, which Weiss turned out to have, easily recognize music.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
The flying material turned out to be a party balloon, sources said.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
This time around, the first half turned out to be war.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
And the show itself hardly turned out to be bold in its presentation.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned out
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As a union representative for the California Nurses Association at UC Davis Health, Beebe requested a formal discussion with hospital leadership before the devices were rolled out, as allowed by the union’s contract.—
Hilke Schellmann,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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The organization rolled out a brand-new policy of systematically observing players’ throws.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Most pillows can be machine-washed or washed by hand and should be cleaned at least once or twice a year.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 Feb. 2026
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Unlike its silver counterparts, the sheen on gold flatware fades over time if they are cleaned in the dishwasher.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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The additional charges were dismissed.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Obama dismissed those rumors, joking that if aliens existed and were being concealed, even the president was not in on it.—
Adisa Hargett-Robinson,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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Improvisation proved central to his process and gave the film a sort of hybrid nature, blending fiction with bits of documentary.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Our leadership blames wind and solar for grid issues, but the 2021 freeze proved the real culprit was a lack of preparation by the state and power generators.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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And our country will be woke no longer.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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Texas government should focus on results, not woke ideological agendas.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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It was ruled a Flagrant 1 excessive foul, but not a dangerous Flagrant 2 foul, so Jamerson was not ejected from the game.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Canada’s Tom Wilson and French player Pierre Crinon were ejected for fighting in Canada’s win on Sunday.—
Fernanda Figueroa,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Warriors made it to the Class 7A region championship his freshman year before losing, and then fell out in the second round this past season.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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However, as refrigeration and pasteurization technology advanced in the following decades, the need for frozen juices fell out of popularity, replaced by fresh alternatives.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Powell stood over him after the foul, and Hopkins got up and charged into Powell, igniting the chaos.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The National Weather Service said areas north of Pittsburgh got up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) of snow and faced wind chills as low as minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 31 degrees Celsius) late Monday into Tuesday.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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