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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
Hungarians of all backgrounds turned up to assert their freedom to assemble.
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Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Thus far, this search has turned up empty-handed.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
After the search turned up empty, Espinoza read Horner his Miranda rights and began driving him to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office for further questioning.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
The judges based findings on a United Nations’ investigation done by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) turned up more than 5,000 pages of evidence.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Pieces of the wooden structure turned up on beaches across Monterey Bay weeks later, some more than 10 miles away.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
The heat had turned up – at least from the outside – after cold starts from each of those hitters.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
But there’s no doubt that Vukosa bleeds blue, because as soon as Taurasi turned up the pressure, the 6-foot-5 forward responded.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
More than 200 years of study at the Giza Plateau have turned up no trace of a second Sphinx.
—Ryan Brennan
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Thus far, this search has turned up empty-handed.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
After the search turned up empty, Espinoza read Horner his Miranda rights and began driving him to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office for further questioning.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
The judges based findings on a United Nations’ investigation done by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) turned up more than 5,000 pages of evidence.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Pieces of the wooden structure turned up on beaches across Monterey Bay weeks later, some more than 10 miles away.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
The heat had turned up – at least from the outside – after cold starts from each of those hitters.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
But there’s no doubt that Vukosa bleeds blue, because as soon as Taurasi turned up the pressure, the 6-foot-5 forward responded.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
More than 200 years of study at the Giza Plateau have turned up no trace of a second Sphinx.
—Ryan Brennan
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned up
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Though last week's ceasefire appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Hormuz risked reigniting hostilities and deepening the region-wide war's economic fallout.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Colbert said, as images of the president sitting and looking uncomfortable appeared onscreen.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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During their 2018 trip to Australia, Meghan and Harry arrived to the continent hand-in-hand, touching down after flying in a Qantas private suite to Sydney.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Officers arrived and found the motorcyclist, only identified as a male adult, suffering from injuries sustained in the collision.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The eponymous public relations firm his father founded in 1952 has ridden — and shaped — the growth of its industry to become the world’s largest communications group, with annual revenues of almost $1 billion.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Bob Baker, founded in 1963 by its namesake puppeteer, now attracts more than 145,000 audience members per year, including about 20,000 students via school field trips.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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The name reflects both the building’s layered history and the couple’s own story, one that unfolded across cities and time.—
Evan Moore
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, who are both from Pennsylvania, were arrested after the chaos unfolded on March 7 outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Investigators learned Horner had delivered a package to the child’s home about the same time, and thought the FedEx driver might have seen something.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Caroline first learned about the Hole in her twenties by reading mommy blogs, a form of procrastination less about satisfying any conscious curiosity about motherhood and more about finding comfort in the easy intimacy with which these women wrote about their own lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Clark, 24, who plays guard for the Indiana Fever, showed her support via a brief message in the post’s comments section.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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The late-game surge showed the team’s fight, matching up with the top seed in the Eastern Conference, despite Nashville playing many reserves in the midst of five games in a 14-day span.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Many got in their cars and turned right, toward Interstate 77.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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The car crash Tiger Woods got in on Friday resulted in his vehicle being turned on its driver's side.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Turned up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20up. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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