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as in appeared
to come into view
my missing car keys turned up just in time
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as in arrived
to get to a destination
when do you think our guests will turn up?
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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
it took days to turn up the original documents
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Recent Examples of turned up
That was when the team really turned up the defensive intensity on Thursday, dialing up a variety of coverages on Gilgeous-Alexander that kept the Thunder from going on any runs with Wemby out.
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William Guillory, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Deep surveys of the sky have turned up galaxies vastly larger than our own.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
The search turned up a gun hidden under the bushes along the fence line and an additional bullet.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
In a probing piece for The New Yorker, journalist Jessica Winter took a hard look at Burden’s financial profile—and incidentally turned up some holes in the narrative that has defined her divorce as tragic for chiefly financial reasons.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
That year, Quentin Tarantino turned up to the Palm Dog awards to collect the prize himself.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 May 2026
Cancer risk Research has not turned up convincing evidence that using a laptop directly on your lap could cause cancer.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 May 2026
Liquefied natural gas play Cheniere Energy also turned up on the list of consistent dividend growers.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Testing companies have turned up high levels of arsenic, asbestos and more rare heavy metals inside Altadena properties.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 15 May 2026
William Guillory, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Deep surveys of the sky have turned up galaxies vastly larger than our own.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
The search turned up a gun hidden under the bushes along the fence line and an additional bullet.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
In a probing piece for The New Yorker, journalist Jessica Winter took a hard look at Burden’s financial profile—and incidentally turned up some holes in the narrative that has defined her divorce as tragic for chiefly financial reasons.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
That year, Quentin Tarantino turned up to the Palm Dog awards to collect the prize himself.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 May 2026
Cancer risk Research has not turned up convincing evidence that using a laptop directly on your lap could cause cancer.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 May 2026
Liquefied natural gas play Cheniere Energy also turned up on the list of consistent dividend growers.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Testing companies have turned up high levels of arsenic, asbestos and more rare heavy metals inside Altadena properties.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned up
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Breakker stepped up as a tag team champion in Paul’s place but the turmoil in the stable appeared to affect the outcome of the match.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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And markets appeared to agree, as optimism over tech prospects eclipsed geopolitical concerns.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Panish replayed for jurors testimony from Grossman’s daughter that, soon after the collision, Erickson arrived at the house smelling of alcohol.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Applegate refused to leave until police officers arrived, according to the detective, a threat management expert.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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The backstory The property opened in March 2015 as the first hotel of the 1 Hotels brand founded by Barry Sternlight, and resides in the former Gansevoort Hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The Tea Party, that movement of grass-roots right-wing anger that evolved into MAGA, was founded the same year.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Simultaneously, a second scene unfolded at North Avenue Beach, where another large crowd snarled traffic on the road.—
Desmon Yancy,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Last night, those journalists showed exactly the kind of calm and courage that work demands, jumping into reporting immediately after the incident unfolded.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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But experts for years have said companies have not learned from past mistakes.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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While the boy was being detained, officers learned a juvenile female passenger in the truck had suffered minor injuries during the collisions, police said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Although the recent strikes have been much broader, satellite images showed Iran had already rebuilt some of the facilities targeted last June.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Videos posted online Saturday showed emotional moments as the men emerged one by one from the cave.—
Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Mom got in some distant cousin’s car within twenty minutes of arriving, which wasn’t surprising.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The teen got in his car, then rammed into his father’s truck, officials wrote.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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