1
as in rolling out
to leave one's bed
we turn out early on workdays
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2
as in cleaning
to remove the dirt from
it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over
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3
as in dismissing
to drive or force out
angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs
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4
as in proving
to come to be
everything will turn out fine in the end
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Recent Examples of turning out
Remnick was just one of the earliest examples of the Sports section turning out great foreign and national correspondents.
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
The network will air the iconic Video Music Awards for the first time ever, and a number of top names are turning out to support the event.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Old Hamlet’s retainers acquired crumbling public housing estates turning out occupants enabling them to build showy apartments for cash buyers.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Just ask my grandmothers, who have been turning out cream pies that hold up to the heat and humidity of South Texas for decades.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
The network will air the iconic Video Music Awards for the first time ever, and a number of top names are turning out to support the event.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Old Hamlet’s retainers acquired crumbling public housing estates turning out occupants enabling them to build showy apartments for cash buyers.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Just ask my grandmothers, who have been turning out cream pies that hold up to the heat and humidity of South Texas for decades.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turning out
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The French chef — who has spent the past five years as the culinary director for the restaurant group behind Georgie, Knox Bistro, Le Bilboquet and others — is now fully at the restaurant’s helm and is rolling out a new menu, which will reshape Georgie into a destination for French cuisine.—
Claire Ballor
Staff Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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New York and California have recently rolled back environmental regulations for builders, but Colorado is rolling out its new energy mandates in July.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Make sure to use a damp mop rather than a soaking wet one, or use a floor spray designed for hardwood floors and a dry cleaning pad to clean the surface.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The facility’s employees lacked food safety knowledge in several areas including holding temperatures, proper sanitizing of food contact surfaces and cleaning frequency.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
February 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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But dismissing or minimizing disappointment can unintentionally teach children to ignore or suppress emotions.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ignoring or outright dismissing Black parents who seek options is not progress — or progressive.—
Darius Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Across the country, educators, cultural institutions and civic organizations are proving that high-quality civic education engages young people, strengthens democratic skills and builds durable civic habits.—
Erin Carlson Mast,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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These micro, honor-system bakeries are popping up everywhere, proving that Southern hospitality—and trust—is alive and well.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Cons But getting up early to work out can also present issues.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
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And for supervising sound editor Al Nelson, now Oscar-nominated for his work on the film, that meant getting up close and personal to the powerful cars whizzing around corners on the tracks.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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One of the snowmobiles lost control and rolled several times, ejecting the driver from it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The other imaged nova, V1405 Cassiopeiae, seemed to unfold in spectacular slow motion, taking more than fifty days before finally ejecting all of its exploded material.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
21 Jan. 2026
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After falling out with the NFL in 2017, civil rights activist and quarterback Colin Kaepernick teamed up with Ava DuVernay to tell his story on Netflix.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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Within six weeks, Costa had left, falling out with the club’s hierarchy about transfers.—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Experts recommend waiting 30 to 60 minutes after waking to make your bed for a healthier, tidier space.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
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What happens in the first minutes after waking can either reinforce those patterns or interrupt them.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Turning out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turning%20out. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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