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as in rolled out
to leave one's bed
we turn out early on workdays
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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
Although Robin didn’t stay in retail for long, the experience turned out to be a stepping stone to something bigger.
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Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Life afterward turned out to be extremely difficult for Sanchez.
—Midsi Sanchez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
What was once deemed a benefit turned out to be a threat.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, with the help of a new process that allows for more targeted, minimally invasive surgery, that answer turned out to be yes, which the 70-year-old proved during a follow-up appointment.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Of course, their amity turned out to be a time bomb.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
That turned out to be all that Monroe needed, improving her record to 12-3 and recording her fourth shutout of the season.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
The box turned out to be full of more zines and an old love letter.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
So the fandom was little prepared when the big surprise of the show’s 500th episode Tuesday night turned out to be Director Leon Vance, portrayed by Rocky Carroll, going gentle into that good night.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Life afterward turned out to be extremely difficult for Sanchez.
—Midsi Sanchez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
What was once deemed a benefit turned out to be a threat.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, with the help of a new process that allows for more targeted, minimally invasive surgery, that answer turned out to be yes, which the 70-year-old proved during a follow-up appointment.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Of course, their amity turned out to be a time bomb.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
That turned out to be all that Monroe needed, improving her record to 12-3 and recording her fourth shutout of the season.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
The box turned out to be full of more zines and an old love letter.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
So the fandom was little prepared when the big surprise of the show’s 500th episode Tuesday night turned out to be Director Leon Vance, portrayed by Rocky Carroll, going gentle into that good night.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned out
Verb
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Love Is Blind, for example, has rolled out batches of new episodes over the course of three to four weeks, while earlier this year Star Search aired live episodes twice a week for a month.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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If a federal film tax incentive were rolled out, producers and studios would have a lot of other questions.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
14 Apr. 2026
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The original engine and propeller were stripped apart, cleaned and reassembled and will lie on the museum floor for visitors to observe up close.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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Items sourced for free from curbsides or bulk trash can often be cleaned, refurbished, and resold, sometimes within hours.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If Camarena completed the program, the charges would be dismissed.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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Earlier, Lucknow got off to a poor start when Kagiso Rabada (1-54) dismissed Mitchell Marsh for 11.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Following Caballero’s go-ahead RBI single that put his team up, 4-3, in the top of the 10th, Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda’s RBI infield single proved to be enough for a walk-off 5-4 victory at Tropicana Field on Saturday night.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has proved its biggest strategic advantage in the war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Where will all these sciolistic refugees from woke America go if that largesse dries up?—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Purge woke politics and let NASA do its job.—
,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If that had been called, Ball would have been ejected.—
Steve Reed,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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After Tuesday’s loss, Spoelstra was angry that Ball wasn’t ejected from the game for tripping Adebayo.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sánchez lunged at it, as the pitch fell out of the strike zone.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Husso has gone 9-8-2 and provided some timely wins during a season where Mrázek wobbled and then fell out of service completely while Lukáš Dostál was on track to set a career high in games played for a second consecutive campaign.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lyonne got up and headed to the bathroom, according to Page Six.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki got up to 94 pitches Sunday and limited the Rangers to two runs.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Turned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20out. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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