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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
As fans turned up to support the Under-18s play Manchester City in the FA Youth Cup at Kingsmeadow Stadium, they were greeted by the official club mascot, Stamford the Lion.
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Simon Johnson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
That test, in turn, turned up other issues with ground support equipment, which appeared to reduce the flow of liquid hydrogen into the booster.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
King’s body turned up in Tennessee’s Cumberland River in May 2025, and an autopsy revealed 39 stab wounds, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
The investigation into the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy, has at this point turned up many leads, but not much concrete evidence.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2026
The city’s audit turned up issues, which the DDA is addressing.
—Delores Rangel, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Shortly before Lander appeared in court Thursday, Goldman turned up across the street for an unannounced inspection at 26 Federal Plaza, The CITY reported.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
Gangsters from Stamford to Springfield who dared to challenge Grasso disappeared or turned up dead.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Youngblood turned up a few minutes later saying Holloway was telling the truth.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Simon Johnson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
That test, in turn, turned up other issues with ground support equipment, which appeared to reduce the flow of liquid hydrogen into the booster.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
King’s body turned up in Tennessee’s Cumberland River in May 2025, and an autopsy revealed 39 stab wounds, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
The investigation into the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy, has at this point turned up many leads, but not much concrete evidence.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2026
The city’s audit turned up issues, which the DDA is addressing.
—Delores Rangel, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Shortly before Lander appeared in court Thursday, Goldman turned up across the street for an unannounced inspection at 26 Federal Plaza, The CITY reported.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
Gangsters from Stamford to Springfield who dared to challenge Grasso disappeared or turned up dead.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Youngblood turned up a few minutes later saying Holloway was telling the truth.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned up
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The day before his arrest, Choudri had appeared with Newsom in Kern County to announce the completion of a 150-acre facility that would serve as a hub for construction of the high-speed rail project in San Joaquin Valley.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Such archetypes have also inadvertently appeared on the runways of luxury brands such as Chanel and Miu Miu.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The core of key contributors across Cherundolo’s tenure plus remaining players from the class who arrived in the same window as Son – center back Ryan Porteous and midfielder Mathieu Choinière – were bolstered by transfers who align with how Dos Santos envisions LAFC challenging opponents.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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And then Nico arrived in 2020 and Noah in 2023.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Pietro Loro Piana founded the company as a wool mill in 1924 in the country’s Quarona.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Film and Music Entertainment was founded by Taylor in 2000 and has produced over 75 features with over 120 European production companies, winning multiple awards at Venice, Berlin, Sundance and Cannes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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Cops were reviewing the surveillance footage in an attempt to figure out how the shooting unfolded and identify the killer.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Vitello began his availability on Monday with an unprompted airing of grievances that lasted about three minutes regarding how his final days as Tennessee’s head coach unfolded.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 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 it was later learned that was not accurate, Wood wrote.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Each generation showed small variations, and just like in nature, those that coped the best passed on their characteristics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Video also showed the person picking up a small piece of greenery to obstruct the camera at the front door.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Naturally, Towns got in on the behind-the-scenes fun by trying on Brunson’s sneaker, which of course could not fully accommodate the foot of the seven-footer.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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But the two immediately got in each other’s face, with Diabate pressing his head against Duren, which set everything off.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Turned up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20up. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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