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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as in gig
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Recent Examples of turn out
Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
That would turn out to be her last gallery.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Early voting began on March 6, and turnout so far has been high, especially for a special election.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Voters turned out in huge numbers to take their government back.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
That would turn out to be her last gallery.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
The combined turnout across the Disney and TNT Sports networks gave the NHL its best national TV numbers in 14 years.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Early voting began on March 6, and turnout so far has been high, especially for a special election.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
Verb
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As her Canadian indie rom-com rolled out in theaters, Levack’s big, bawdy, American-campus comedy Roommates dropped on Netflix.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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Jackson County Public Health is rolling out a series of vending machines that will contain free health items, like fentanyl test strips, first aid kits, condoms, hand sanitizer, and Naloxone, the life-saving drug that can reverse an opioid overdose.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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The great-great-grandson of Frank Zamboni, the inventor of his namesake ice-cleaning vehicle, attended his first postseason game since the Comeback on Katella, a Ducks double-overtime victory over Edmonton in the second round in 2017.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Miami Dolphins cleaned house this offseason, then raided the Packers’ to figure out their new direction.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kirby Yates was ready to break down his 23-pitch rehab outing Friday.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Some of these pictures show him at an event in Birmingham with Black Box theater colleagues and attended by officials of UK actors union Equity just a few weeks before he was outed by Norwood’s anonymous tipper.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The idea that transparency offers a route to closure is already proving illusory.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, neither proved disqualifying for the mild-mannered tackle.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two stepped into the gig in their 40s (John Sculley, Steve Jobs).—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Teran has been on Chicago Fire since Season 10 in his first TV series gig.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That distinction matters for anyone whose main frustration is waking in the night rather than struggling to fall asleep in the first place.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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Natural light comes into the loft on all sides, so feel free to turn off your alarm clock and let the sun wake you on its own.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Lake Wales boy was ejected onto the eastbound center lane of I-4.—
Elainie Colton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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McCullough’s day ended early Sunday when he was ejected in the top of the second inning after arguing with first base umpire Cory Blaser over a balk call on first baseman Connor Norby during a pickoff attempt.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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So, in a general process of professionalization that changed the way that music was experienced, raising standards while widening the gap between expert and amateur, the mandolin fell out of fashion.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Police, however, didn't question him about any physical or forensic evidence found, rather focusing on what the couple was doing in the Bahamas and what happened in the hours prior to Lynette falling out of the dinghy.—
Adam Sabes , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Turn out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20out. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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