turned up

past tense of turn up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of turned up In 2009 and 2010 a nationwide Salmonella outbreak resisted investigation until warehouse-club membership records turned up 19 sick shoppers who had all bought the same salami. John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 The video of the kiss turned up all over Telegram channels and public social media pages. Lesya Lapina & Sergey Hyugge, The Dial, 21 July 2026 Along the way, algae bloomed, chemicals were dumped, and ducks turned up dead. Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 The hunt for exoplanets has turned up thousands of worlds, but given there are likely trillions of planets in the Milky Way, many more await discovery. Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026 Here are a few of the stocks that made turned up on the screen. Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 July 2026 The crowd turned up as part of a National Day of Action for Temporary Protected Status. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 Even a complicated room service breakfast order for our party of four, placed via the app, turned up swiftly, was correct, and—most importantly—still piping hot. Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 As per usual, former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene turned up the heat by simply sitting at The View’s Hot Topics table. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned up
Verb
  • Devil facial tumor disease appeared in 1996 in Tasmania’s northeast, grotesque growths on the face and mouth that the animals spread by biting one another in their squabbles over food and mates.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Some people appeared to take shelter in the gift shop of the Space Needle at the Seattle Center, video shared with CNN showed.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Paul Peschisolido became Fulham’s first £1million signing, then Chris Coleman arrived for £2m — fees that had been unimaginable in the third tier.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Pre-orders opened June 25, the cover art and new logo arrived, and 60 screenshots went out with them.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • PayJoy, founded by Doug Ricket, is transforming credit access in the global south, enabling millions to afford phones and invest in micro-businesses where traditional credit is scarce.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • Rinehart subsequently founded Save Our Teams, an advocacy organization designed to help athletes, parents and alumni mobilize when collegiate swimming programs land on the chopping block.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The event program, which is available online, appears to be the only public source of information about how the conference unfolded.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Treading water The final season of Cal Poly swimming unfolded amid crosscurrents.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Katrina Shadix, an anti-bear-hunt activist near Orlando, learned through a public-records request that the FWC accessed her DAVID information 17 times between 2023 and 2025.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • According to the lawsuit, Hadley learned in early June 2016 that Ian’s application to assume the mortgage had been denied.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Estimates from Sensor Tower, a market intelligence firm, showed Kimi had more than 930,000 downloads during the week after K3's July release, an increase of 200% from the week before.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Satellite images provided by NASA’s fire detection system showed fires east of the refinery in Jazan early Saturday.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Here’s a closer look at the individual deals — who is behind each firm, how much CMS paid and what the district got in return, according to contracts obtained through public records.
    Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • Dennis Sochor, a swimming-pool cleaner, helped Patty move her ill friend into her car to rest, and Patty ultimately got in Sochor’s car, according to the Miami Herald’s archives.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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“Turned up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20up. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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