turn out 1 of 2

verb

Definition of turn outnext
1
as in to roll out
to leave one's bed we turn out early on workdays

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2
as in to clean
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 to out
to drive or force out angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs

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4
as in to prove
to come to be everything will turn out fine in the end

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turnout

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noun

as in gig

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Recent Examples of turn out
Verb
At the height of Marvel’s box-office supremacy, in the late twenty-tens, audiences turned out en masse to see their favorite comic-book characters on the big screen, but not for much else. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 The fact that air and light pollution turned out to be among the strongest factors in bird decline wasn’t much of a surprise to Allison Shultz, associate curator of ornithology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. — Mack Baysinger follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Noun
This low turnout phenomenon is not new and has been the norm for decades. — J.c. Polanco, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 Both fanbases had a huge turnout in Kansas City and were among some of the friendliest here. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
  1. roll out
  2. clean
  3. out
  4. prove
  5. gig
  6. wake
  7. eject
  8. fall out
Verb
  • As Chinese companies have rushed to develop AI models and hardware that can rival that of the US, the government has also carefully rolled out incremental measures to maintain social stability.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The company has also made several pushes into AI, integrating its Gemini AI model into its core search product, in addition to rolling out Gemini Spark personal AI agent and Google AI Studio for developers.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of roll out
Verb
  • Now, yet again, state and local governments are launching an effort to help clean Lake Jesup, this time by removing some of the pollutants on a narrow creek before reaching the lake, which sits about 14 miles northeast of Orlando.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • In addition to going after pollutants at the source, cleaning the air is another important step.
    — Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
Definition of clean
Verb
  • Here’s what to know How will an out-of-network status for UHealth affect patients?
    — Michelle Marchante July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The law had forced her to use gender-neutral bathrooms at school, effectively outing her.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026
Definition of out
Verb
  • That may prove reasonable if store openings remain productive, franchisees continue earning strong returns, and same-store sales hold up.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • But their journey to catch up with the Rivermen proves increasingly difficult, after one of their horses gets caught in a trap.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of prove
Noun
  • Here are seven upcoming gigs, listed in chronological order, which are worth checking out.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • But when those gig jobs step into territory that's highly polarizing − like sexuality − people are less likely to be supportive.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of gig
Verb
  • When Isul woke, a few hours later, Bo was struggling to stay awake in a chair next to her bed.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • The real red flag, Walker says, is persistently waking unrefreshed, even after a full night in bed.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Definition of wake
Verb
  • Collins acknowledged being quite upset at the KSU fan (in a crowd of 2,452) who was ejected by security.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • All five passengers were ejected from the car and were pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of eject
Verb
  • With the lead down to five, the K-State standout hit a long 2 while falling out of bounds in the left corner.
    — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The employee fell out of the moving train's door and was injured.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of fall out

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