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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
In a long sequence after intermission, the community performs a fairy-tale pageant, supposedly written by Peter and the kids, for Will (also Pecinka, in less hair and slicker clothes), Peter’s enigmatic brother who has in fact turned up in search of him.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
All seven patients were cleared almost immediately and no hazardous materials turned up on base, Fox News is told.
—Jennifer Griffin , Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
One day, Eskil Vogt, who was the same age, turned up on set as another assistant.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Local media reported that seven of the defendants had turned up for the trial, while Brigitte Macron did not attend in person and was represented instead by her lawyers.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
And last month, Nader turned up at the Daily Media Awards in Saint Laurent’s Casanova slingback pumps in black patent leather.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
The temperature continues to get turned up on Fire Country.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
At the San Antonio AFT training, about 50 educators turned up for the three-hour workshop for teachers in the Northside Independent School District.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The body that mysteriously turned up in the landing gear of a plane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport has been identified as a 25-year-old originally from Guatemala, according to investigators.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
All seven patients were cleared almost immediately and no hazardous materials turned up on base, Fox News is told.
—Jennifer Griffin , Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
One day, Eskil Vogt, who was the same age, turned up on set as another assistant.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Local media reported that seven of the defendants had turned up for the trial, while Brigitte Macron did not attend in person and was represented instead by her lawyers.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
And last month, Nader turned up at the Daily Media Awards in Saint Laurent’s Casanova slingback pumps in black patent leather.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
The temperature continues to get turned up on Fire Country.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
At the San Antonio AFT training, about 50 educators turned up for the three-hour workshop for teachers in the Northside Independent School District.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The body that mysteriously turned up in the landing gear of a plane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport has been identified as a 25-year-old originally from Guatemala, according to investigators.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned up
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Her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, The Los Angeles Times and The New Yorker among others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Brents, 25, sustained a torn MCL and meniscus in last year’s season opener and appeared in just two games last season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Trump arrived just before halftime of the game.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Fort Worth officers were called to John Peter Smith Hospital regarding a shooting victim who’d arrived for treatment.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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About 1,000 people attended an event Monday night by Turning Point USA, the group Kirk founded, at the university’s Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulof said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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He’s collaborated with the company since it was founded in 2022.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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And so many millions came to our live pages and live streams and channels as the event unfolded.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The vehicle reportedly sped into a shopping plaza, where the incident — captured on video — unfolded.—
Bonny Chu , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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Lesson learned, Michkov seemed to be saying.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Park rangers learned that the car with a single occupant had plunged over the rim near South Kaibab Trailhead, the National Park Service (NPS) said.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Granted, the sample size was very small, but Suzuki showed the team enough to trust in him moving forward.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kahrs accepted the assist and got in the car, helping the woman navigate to chase down the suspects.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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This year, baby Jack got in on the festive fun once again with two costumes.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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