turning up

verb

present participle of turn up
1
as in appearing
to come into view my missing car keys turned up just in time

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2
as in arriving
to get to a destination when do you think our guests will turn up?

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3
as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort it took days to turn up the original documents

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Recent Examples of turning up Dave & Buster's is turning up the volume on its entertainment strategy. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 July 2026 There were early concerns people weren’t turning up for the event because of the high ticket prices and the difficulty of obtaining visas for citizens of some countries. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 The alligator that became a sensation in Chicago after turning up in a Humboldt Park lagoon last month is healthy and enjoying the good life in sunny Florida, keepers at his new home said. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 With the love planet in your sign, the cosmos is turning up the charm in every way. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 Software is now turning up against semis, against the tech sector, and against the whole market at once. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 July 2026 Earlier images released by Iranian state media showed people already turning up at the Grand Mosalla on Friday night. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Others flew in from San Jose, California, and even Miami, turning up at the hotel not quite 4 miles (6 kilometers) from the border crossing. — ABC News, 20 June 2026 But when tourists start turning up dead, he’s reluctantly drawn back into detective work. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turning up
  1. appearing
  2. arriving
  3. finding
  4. unfolding
  5. getting in
  6. learning
  7. coming out
  8. coming
Verb
  • But Nia showed a talent for transmitting the scene’s legacy and ethos to a bigger, younger audience while pushing the envelope with her own sound, appearing current while earning crucial co-signs from scene elders like Goldie, DJ Die, and Randall.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • Other video of the incident taken from overhead shows the suspect appearing to spread liquid on the ground and setting the fire, with a large blaze of fire resulting.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of appearing
Verb
  • Tiffany Young has announced her debut solo studio album, Edge of Calm, arriving worldwide on August 20, alongside an eight-city Asia tour running from September through December this year.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • That includes Ghana, which received a boisterous welcome to KC after arriving here for its Round-of-32 match against Colombia.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of arriving
Verb
  • After being subject to waivers, Land was claimed by the Indianapolis Colts and spent a season-and-a-half elsewhere before finding his way back to Dallas midway through the 2025 season.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • Kansas City’s starting goalkeeper, Lorena, has been appreciative of finding community in the city for her wife and their 12-year-old son.
    — PJ Green July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of finding
Verb
  • The training in Bolivia, unfolding while the world remains captivated by the final week of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, covered everything from balance, coordination and movement on crutches to ball control, tactics and the rules of amputee soccer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • If the ceremonies across India underscored CETA’s political and economic significance, the conversations unfolding at Bharat Tex demonstrated how quickly its commercial impact is already being felt.
    — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Definition of unfolding
Verb
  • Today, Uncle Ted and Aunt Linda aren’t really getting in on the AI frenzy.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • The lock was left on the ground, and the suspects were not successful in getting in the vehicle.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Definition of getting in
Verb
  • The series features disabled, neurodivergent and learning disabled talent in key roles and draws on Matthew McDevitt’s own experiences in the care system to bring authenticity and nuance to its portrayal of social care.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • Though its design follows recommendations from teachers and learning scientists, no product setting can solve the problem on its own.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of learning
Verb
  • On top of that, the carrier’s earnings are still hamstrung from its $35 billion debt load though American has slashed that from around a $54 billion peak coming out of the pandemic, with balance sheet improvement a major priority.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • The reliever has been simplifying his pitch mix when coming out of the bullpen, yet this relief appearance looked more like one of his starts.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of coming out
Verb
  • There were concerns about the USA’s toxic political environment keeping many of the international visitors from coming for the tournament.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Warnings of extreme storms and resultant flooding, erosion and widespread damage abound, along with growing lists of how to prepare for coming turbulent weather.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of coming

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