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as in appeared
to come into view
my missing car keys turned up just in time
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2
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
The bodies of two of the family's children were found months after the disappearance, but the other members never turned up.
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CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The bodies of two of the family's children were found months after the disappearance, but the other members never turned up.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Here are a few stocks that turned up in Bank of America's screen.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Before Derek left them to their unpacking, Tabitha asked if there were any places in town open for dinner; a cursory search on Google Maps hadn’t turned up anything.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Hungarians of all backgrounds turned up to assert their freedom to assemble.
—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
CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The bodies of two of the family's children were found months after the disappearance, but the other members never turned up.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Here are a few stocks that turned up in Bank of America's screen.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Before Derek left them to their unpacking, Tabitha asked if there were any places in town open for dinner; a cursory search on Google Maps hadn’t turned up anything.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Hungarians of all backgrounds turned up to assert their freedom to assemble.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned up
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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The next day unfolded even more slowly.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
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The incident unfolded Tuesday morning.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
14 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
Verb
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After 20 years with the Broward school district as a teacher and, recently, a transportation supervisor, Venice Jackson learned Wednesday her job was being cut.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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There’s a long trail of quarterbacks who learned the hard way by testing Clark.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 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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Obviously, got in trouble there.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Phil Collins finally got in as a solo artist.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Turned up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20up. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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