TURNS OUT Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

turns out

verb

present tense third-person singular of turn out

as in rolls out

to leave one's bed we turn out early on workdays

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as in cleans

to remove the dirt from it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over

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as in outs

to drive or force out angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs

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as in proves

to come to be everything will turn out fine in the end

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Recent Examples of turns out The driver turns out to be a former co-worker of Ho-seok’s, and for initially unspecified reasons, refuses to take them. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, climate experts are asking if an El Niño turns out to be the strongest on record, as many forecast models suggest, what will a historically strong El Niño look like stacked on top of the planet’s unprecedented warming? — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 So when Alex rejects the author of a romantasy novel entitled The Goblin Seed that turns out to be a bestseller, all hell breaks loose. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026 Paris’s Palais de Tokyo will close for repairs in July 2027, necessitating a temporary move to a location that turns out to be hotly contested, French daily Libération reports. — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026 But when researchers look closely at the friendships that actually make it from young adulthood into midlife and beyond, longevity turns out to be less about the past and more about a couple of ongoing, almost unglamorous behaviors. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 But what happens when the CEO of a platform for ticket resellers turns out to be one himself? — Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 July 2026 If the film turns out to be as good as this trailer, Cruise (and Iñárritu) might be looking at another Oscar nomination. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 This turns out to be a parable about the long and winding road that runs from mere hypotheses through lab results and real-world data, and then on to solid truth. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

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The way that Mitchell rolls out this reveal, which the audience is aware of long before any of the characters, is a real scream.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
The warning, from The Academy of Medical Sciences, comes as Open AI rolls out ChatGPT Health in the US.

— Lea Tran, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026

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Aside from SealForce, the Roomba Max 875 cleans with an impressive 35,000 Pascals of suction and 20 liters per second of airflow.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026
The winery also has solar panels that generate about 100,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, more than enough to cover its energy needs, along with heat pumps and a system that cleans and reuses wastewater.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of cleans

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The effort has been working, but the need for such a massive, taxing and expensive operation proves how much influence Iran has gained over the Strait of Hormuz.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
That could make heavy-duty delivery one of the first places where this kind of aircraft proves especially useful.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of proves

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Now Stahlman chases ducks all over the country and spends his winter guiding in Oklahoma through Legends Waterfowl.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2026
In the video, Hilton’s 3-year-old son Phoenix can be seen giggling as the puppy playfully chases him around the room while 2-year-old sister London looks on.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of chases

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When Gen gets up to go to the bathroom, Kat confronts Cooper about not shutting Gen’s advances down.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
His four seam fastball has a unique shape and gets up to 99 mph with plus command, and that pairs well with his great curveball, good change-up, and strong cutter.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of gets up

Verb

But Vicente dismisses global heating as the main reason for the fires that are ravaging Europe.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Nobody clings to each other more firmly, defends their relationship more fiercely, or dismisses the opinions of the internet more authentically than Brinity.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026