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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
The Valkyries felt a different kind of weight, and coach Natalie Nakase turned up the heat, to get her players to dig deeper.
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Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The law enforcement detachment aboard the destroyer boarded the Venezuelan craft and carried out a search that turned up no drugs, according to the official.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
The crème de la crème of French cinema, and some American stars such as Kristen Stewart and Zoey Deutch, turned up at the Deauville American Film Festival to attend a glitzy dinner hosted by Canal+ Group and Chanel on Friday evening.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
The safety monitoring turned up the rare risk of myocarditis, or heart inflammation, which was highest in teenage boys.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
In New York, Alcaraz turned up the volume and speed, hitting 42 winners in the final - double that of his opponent - while retaining full control and focus.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But, if so, wouldn’t whistle-blowers have turned up something by now?
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Her belongings turned up in Dole Valley five months later.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Blanchett turned up for the opening night ceremony and world premiere of Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia in a custom look by Armani Privé.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The law enforcement detachment aboard the destroyer boarded the Venezuelan craft and carried out a search that turned up no drugs, according to the official.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
The crème de la crème of French cinema, and some American stars such as Kristen Stewart and Zoey Deutch, turned up at the Deauville American Film Festival to attend a glitzy dinner hosted by Canal+ Group and Chanel on Friday evening.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
The safety monitoring turned up the rare risk of myocarditis, or heart inflammation, which was highest in teenage boys.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
In New York, Alcaraz turned up the volume and speed, hitting 42 winners in the final - double that of his opponent - while retaining full control and focus.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But, if so, wouldn’t whistle-blowers have turned up something by now?
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Her belongings turned up in Dole Valley five months later.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Blanchett turned up for the opening night ceremony and world premiere of Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia in a custom look by Armani Privé.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned up
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The series appeared to be headed for a sweep in the acting categories when Britt Lower pulled an upset early in the ceremony by taking the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series over Matlock nominee Kathy Bates.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Israel’s assault on Gaza City appeared to be accelerating, with the military issuing evacuation orders for several towers in Gaza City within just a few hours Sunday morning.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Multiple White House officials arrived in their current jobs after working at Turning Point USA, the conservative outreach group that Kirk led and co-founded to energize Republicans on college campuses.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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If only this car had arrived a few months later during one of our brief bouts of winter rain.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Best known for its custom furniture and traditional-leaning aesthetic, The Inside, like Havenly, was also female-founded.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ermiya Fanaeian, a transgender woman of color and formerly a diversity director at the University of Utah, founded AQSLC after parting ways with the Pink Pistols, an LGBT organization advocating in support of firearm safety and bearing arms as a means of self-defense.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The news unfolded quickly and spread within moments on social media.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Because the seller is the estate, the process likely unfolded differently than the more common private sale of a sports team from one person to another.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 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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Some air carriers learned the right lessons.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The dialogue will explore her career milestones and the philosophies that have shaped her artistry, including the practice of detachment, a theme both Jones and Akil connect to through lessons learned from Oprah Winfrey.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Video of the fatal attack showed Kirk speaking to a large crowd of people on the university campus as a shot rings out.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was addressing a crowd of thousands of people at an outdoor event at the campus in Oren, Utah, when video showed a bullet hitting him in the neck area.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ed got in there and did the revving.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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So there was room for everyone, including Osaka and Monfils, and even Andrey Rublev and Karolina Muchova, who got in on direct entry.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Turned up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20up. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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