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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
Peuvrelle later told jurors during Ruben Flores’ trial that searches of his home turned up soil samples that tested positive for human blood, CNN affiliate KSBY reported.
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The warrant for the phone turned up images of videos depicting female children aged eight to 15 years old.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The bureau does not have an exact timeline of when LEDs turned up in each neighborhood in the ongoing transformation.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Playhouse plan supporters also turned up but were not as numerous or vocal.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Excavation at a South Elgin home Thursday turned up no human remains or investigative leads connected to the 2016 Kianna Galvin missing person case, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office said Friday.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Among those who turned up bright and early to celebrate the honorees of the 2026 Founders Breakfast was last year’s Iconic Founder recipient Martha Stewart.
—Jenna Adrian-Diaz, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
So far only small works by Allen have turned up at auction, selling for mostly within-estimate prices ranging from $4,000 to $12,000.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The search for her turned up the remains of 10 other people — seven of whom Heuermann has admitted to killing.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The warrant for the phone turned up images of videos depicting female children aged eight to 15 years old.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The bureau does not have an exact timeline of when LEDs turned up in each neighborhood in the ongoing transformation.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Playhouse plan supporters also turned up but were not as numerous or vocal.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Excavation at a South Elgin home Thursday turned up no human remains or investigative leads connected to the 2016 Kianna Galvin missing person case, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office said Friday.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Among those who turned up bright and early to celebrate the honorees of the 2026 Founders Breakfast was last year’s Iconic Founder recipient Martha Stewart.
—Jenna Adrian-Diaz, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
So far only small works by Allen have turned up at auction, selling for mostly within-estimate prices ranging from $4,000 to $12,000.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The search for her turned up the remains of 10 other people — seven of whom Heuermann has admitted to killing.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned up
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The man appeared to ask Albee what was the point of helping him, the bodycam footage shows.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
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Unlike last year’s blue carpet, this year’s carpet appeared intentionally forgotten by time with grass creeping up the steps.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Connecticut State Police arrived at the scene and took control of the incident investigation.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
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The basketball star arrived at the gala in a blush pink dress, with one shoulder exposed and the other covered by a sleeve, complete with a train.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
Verb
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The Chicago Defender newspaper was founded.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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It was founded in 1998 by Germaine Acogny, who is widely regarded as the mother of African contemporary dance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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As the competition unfolded, about half a dozen TV production staffers crammed into a small room watched from computer screens and two oversized monitors showing 14 different camera angles.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Police also said the incident unfolded between Bryant and Corrigan.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 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
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According to the filing, Kilcher learned the truth late last year when a broadcast video interview with Cameron began circulating on social media.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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But as some have learned the hard way, that tendency of random things to appear to form patterns means that the other peak might be just noise.—
Faye Flam,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Their bra straps showed; their hair and faces were glossy.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This suggestion added fuel to a growing MAGA conspiracy theory that the indictment showed the far-right violence in Charlottesville in 2017 to have been a setup somehow planned by the SPLC.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dennis got in touch with Firstenberg and, during the pandemic, tracked down a 35-millimeter copy of the film in South Africa.—
Stephen Silver,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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