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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
To his point, this week thousands of flag-waving Argentines turned up for a rally in Kansas City’s Mill Creek Park, before the team also played a match in the city.
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Police continue the search for a man wanted in connection with a string of shootings after an overnight standoff at a Kansas City home turned up empty.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
These are questions coastal communities have been facing for the past several years, and the recent wave action has only turned up the volume.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
Sometimes multiple visitors turned up at once.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
In 2019, a Beluga whale turned up on the Norwegian coast wearing a harness that appeared to have a mount for a small camera, sparking speculation that it had been trained to spy for the Russian navy.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The Indian and his wife and the little boy turned up at camp about noon next day.
—Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
Those turned up positive for Ebola.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 June 2026
The search turned up a gun hidden under the bushes along the fence line and an additional bullet.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Police continue the search for a man wanted in connection with a string of shootings after an overnight standoff at a Kansas City home turned up empty.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
These are questions coastal communities have been facing for the past several years, and the recent wave action has only turned up the volume.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
Sometimes multiple visitors turned up at once.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
In 2019, a Beluga whale turned up on the Norwegian coast wearing a harness that appeared to have a mount for a small camera, sparking speculation that it had been trained to spy for the Russian navy.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The Indian and his wife and the little boy turned up at camp about noon next day.
—Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
Those turned up positive for Ebola.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 June 2026
The search turned up a gun hidden under the bushes along the fence line and an additional bullet.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned up
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In February the James Beard Foundation honored Inglewood’s Serving Spoon restaurant as an American classic; on Monday night third-generation owners Jessica Bain and Justin Johnson appeared onstage to collect their medals.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Maxi Falcon, the Herons’ other Uruguayan, has never appeared for his senior national team.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Fans arrived early and many took a free shuttle.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Some supporters arrived from New York and Ohio, while others traveled from Montreal and beyond.—
J.M. Banks
June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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The James Beard Foundation was founded in 1986 and is named for the legendary cookbook author who has been called America’s first foodie.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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The company was founded in 1998 by skydivers Chris Hall and his father, John Hall, and for nearly three decades has operated out of Butler Memorial Airport.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Another worker described the chaos that unfolded when well over a dozen teens brawled inside the diner.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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As the investigation unfolded, Reagan's family and authorities learned the shocking truth that Parker had been faking a pregnancy since January 2020 and was desperate to complete the scheme.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
16 June 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
Verb
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The team learned that Pumphrey enlisted in 1777 after leaving his home in Anne Arundel County and traveling to Baltimore City to build a new life for himself.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The partnership came together after Keating learned that Gerber was already using Uni’s products.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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In Geneva, Switzerland’s second-largest city and a hub of United Nations institutions and humanitarian groups, early results showed about two-thirds of voters in the region opposed the measure.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Ukraine’s emergency services said a fire had affected 800 square meters of the roof of the Dormition Cathedral, and released images that showed damage to the building.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Even Krispy Kreme got in on the fun, sharing their very own tutorial on Monday, June 15.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Mom got in some distant cousin’s car within twenty minutes of arriving, which wasn’t surprising.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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