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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
Reflecting on their big day a few weeks later, the newlyweds said they are still thrilled with the way their big day turned out.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
To be fair, that matchup turned out to be a dud when Ohtani and Judge combined to go just 6-for-37 with 12 strikeouts.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In an extra surprise, Samantha and Austin turned out to be secretly married the entire time, having privately eloped a month ago.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Perfectly Imperfect Why spend all that time and effort to be perfectly turned out just to start coming undone once vows are exchanged at the altar?
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
The path to Level 5 autonomous driving has turned out to be a much longer and bumpy one than the optimists once hoped.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Still, leaves in some parts of the United States turned out OK despite the stress put on them, Pastelok said, noting that parts of central and northern New England fared pretty well.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
No Kings organizers estimated that more than 5 million people turned out for the June protests.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Four hundred protesters turned out in Apache Junction, including two in inflatable frog and penguin costumes, the city's local Democratic Party said on social media.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
To be fair, that matchup turned out to be a dud when Ohtani and Judge combined to go just 6-for-37 with 12 strikeouts.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In an extra surprise, Samantha and Austin turned out to be secretly married the entire time, having privately eloped a month ago.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Perfectly Imperfect Why spend all that time and effort to be perfectly turned out just to start coming undone once vows are exchanged at the altar?
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
The path to Level 5 autonomous driving has turned out to be a much longer and bumpy one than the optimists once hoped.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Still, leaves in some parts of the United States turned out OK despite the stress put on them, Pastelok said, noting that parts of central and northern New England fared pretty well.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
No Kings organizers estimated that more than 5 million people turned out for the June protests.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Four hundred protesters turned out in Apache Junction, including two in inflatable frog and penguin costumes, the city's local Democratic Party said on social media.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned out
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Twice now, the Mamdani campaign has rolled out television spots aimed at co-opting and spoofing huge entertainment industry franchises — ABC’s The Bachelor and CBS’ Survivor.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Beryl Tomay, Amazon’s vice president of Transportation, said that the company is conducting tests in North America before they are rolled out globally.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto stayed back and cleaned the team's dugout after pitching a complete game and 105 pitches in World Series Game 2.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Desrivieres cleaned it up with a shot that was helped in with the right-side post to put Boston International (15-0-2) up 1-0 in the 24th minute.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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When Duffy threatened to revoke funds last month, a spokesperson for Newsom dismissed the attack and noted that CDL holders from California have a significantly lower rate of crashes than both the national average and that of Texas, which is the only state with more licensed commercial drivers.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Then in April, 2019 all charges against him were dismissed and Gibson walked free.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Relentless resilience The stock market has proved more resilient this year than many on Wall Street thought.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Age proved to be a crucial issue ahead of the 2024 presidential election, undermining former President Joe Biden's bid for reelection as political rivals and many voters expressed concerns over his health and his fitness for office.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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At the time of the crash, Mallory was ejected from the boat and couldn't be found.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Then, in the Packers’ final game that season, a loss to the Detroit Lions in the regular-season finale with a playoff berth on the line, Walker was ejected midway through the fourth quarter of a game the Packers led by three.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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The biggest glitch came nine weeks out when Andrew Garfield fell out of availability.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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But language is always evolving, and these meanings fell out of use long ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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When people woke from REM sleep, their cortex woke up in the same way, but without the preceding slow wave.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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Weiss will never be woke enough for her critics, and that’s a good thing.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Carly was outed as the niece of Hanks in the premiere by fellow contestant Hugo after her ties to fame were hinted at with a park bench — from Hanks' iconic movie Forrest Gump — earlier in the show.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Now, Khalid is telling People that being outed, and subsequently being open about his queerness, has had a huge mark on his artistry.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Turned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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