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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
But putting people in an immersive environment to experience the tsunami without the deadly consequences of being there in person turned out to be the best way to help people grasp the scale.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
The pair of town hall meetings hosted by law firms operating under the name PFAS Georgia turned out nearly 1,000 people and served as an informal campaign stop for about a dozen political candidates — a nod to the grassroots outrage over the topic.
—Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026
The move turned out to be a watershed moment for Mansoori, who caught the bug.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
What once looked like a misadventure turned out to be a pivotal chapter in the story Pichai began telling a decade earlier.
—Sam Jacobs, Time, 6 May 2026
Nearly 80% of Hungary’s electorate turned out to turn Orban out.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Passero noted that his staff determined areas of concern nevertheless turned out to be fully code complaint, while others required relatively minor work.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Berlin turned out to be too warm for a fast time, but Adidas and Sawe continued the arrangement this year.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
See, turned out, that’s an option!
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
The pair of town hall meetings hosted by law firms operating under the name PFAS Georgia turned out nearly 1,000 people and served as an informal campaign stop for about a dozen political candidates — a nod to the grassroots outrage over the topic.
—Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026
The move turned out to be a watershed moment for Mansoori, who caught the bug.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
What once looked like a misadventure turned out to be a pivotal chapter in the story Pichai began telling a decade earlier.
—Sam Jacobs, Time, 6 May 2026
Nearly 80% of Hungary’s electorate turned out to turn Orban out.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Passero noted that his staff determined areas of concern nevertheless turned out to be fully code complaint, while others required relatively minor work.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Berlin turned out to be too warm for a fast time, but Adidas and Sawe continued the arrangement this year.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
See, turned out, that’s an option!
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned out
Verb
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Neill is now advocating for the treatment, CAR T-cell therapy, to be rolled out across his native Australia.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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The scent is being rolled out to the rest of the world.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Angels have been on a road trip all week but a team spokesman said Tuesday that the stand has been cleaned and will be reinspected ahead of a homestand that begins Friday against the New York Mets.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Hyundai, when detectives looked at it, appeared to have been recently cleaned, according to the court document.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And a federal judge dismissed both of those cases.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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At Friday’s news conference, Cordero-Stutz said outstanding citations will be dismissed.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Over the longer term, the curbs proved far from a death knell, with the country’s production rising in subsequent years.—
Anthony Di Paola,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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But the combination of rising fuel costs and changes in the industry proved too much to overcome.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
2 May 2026
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Meanwhile, American families are getting squeezed by high gas prices, unaffordable housing, soaring grocery bills and out-of-touch politicians who are more focused on woke ideology than on real solutions.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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That was right in the middle of the full-on woke era where normally these covers were reserved for trans models.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Umpires gathered in the aftermath, and Valdez was ejected.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Valdez, who was ejected, said through an interpreter that his actions weren’t intentional.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Around the same time, the Homeless Trust and Camillus House, formerly one of the county’s largest homeless shelters, fell out over a pricing dispute, taking dozens of beds out of the county’s shelter system.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Sheehan gave up four runs in 4 2/3 innings Friday, his velocity wavering as his delivery fell out of sync.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Towns took a hard fall and banged his head and back on the floor, then got up and kept moving.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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The letter states that during the performance Hartwick got up to lead the group.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2026
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