1
as in rolls out
to leave one's bed
we turn out early on workdays
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2
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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3
as in outs
to drive or force out
angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs
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Recent Examples of turns out
But viewers should ignore the noise and make up their own minds about the film, which turns out to be a standout in the overcrowded sports documentary genre.
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Time will tell whether that turns out to be the right bet.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
Of Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, the airy space turns out phenomenal pasta, meats, and veggies alongside a wonderful wine list.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
In particular, Griffin wishes to capture the voice of a local woman who, once Jim arrives in this sleepy but sinister community, turns out to have recently gone missing.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
The corridor has major safety issues, such as speeding and treacherous turns out of strip malls.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The link allows fans to sign up with a phone number and email to receive future updates — a direct line to whatever KM6 turns out to be.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
This turns out to be more than 100 million times the mass of Earth.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Time will tell whether that turns out to be the right bet.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
Of Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, the airy space turns out phenomenal pasta, meats, and veggies alongside a wonderful wine list.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
In particular, Griffin wishes to capture the voice of a local woman who, once Jim arrives in this sleepy but sinister community, turns out to have recently gone missing.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
The corridor has major safety issues, such as speeding and treacherous turns out of strip malls.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The link allows fans to sign up with a phone number and email to receive future updates — a direct line to whatever KM6 turns out to be.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
This turns out to be more than 100 million times the mass of Earth.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns out
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Instead of a lean eight-episode binge drop and a moody antihero, the medical drama rolls out 15-episode seasons, one a week, full of lofty ideals and heroic characters fighting the good fight.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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Directed by Ben Gregor and featuring a high-profile cast including Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy and Nicola Coughlan, the adaptation rolls out across more than 300 locations.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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His team cleans and converts messy internal files—from handwritten field notes for commercial clients to exotic classified file formats for the government—so they can be searched safely inside a secure vector database.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The best mom with the awesome lunchboxes, who volunteers, and cleans the house.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.—
Betsy Andrews,
Saveur,
20 Feb. 2026
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Without giving away how the story unfolds, the Chairwoman feels like one of the more honest representations of the uber-wealthy (in a TV world oversaturated with examples), and her husband proves surprisingly effective in connecting the three male leads’ broader arc.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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Prime Minister Takaichi’s rise proves that Japanese society has matured enough to elect, and welcome, female leaders at the highest level.—
Yuriko Koike,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Melmo The stiffness of my jeans wakes me—almost icy in the predawn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Ready for a home robot that wakes you up, makes breakfast and even cleans the house afterward?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the Ring video, a person dressed in black pants and a gray T-shirt, with a gray sweatshirt draped over his shoulder, chases two dogs down a residential street, spraying them with pellets from what looks like a gel gun.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Or do coaches even matter and everyone just chases the bag?—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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This happens as a person being chased by another person runs up from the street, falls on the sidewalk, gets up, and keeps heading toward the house.—
Steve Karnowski,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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As the manager of the bridge — and the first woman to oversee it in 200 years — Evans gets up close and personal to it on a daily basis, and is constantly surprised by the technical details.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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If Erdos dismisses the lawsuit on account of arbitration, that will mean the dispute leaves the public court system and continues in arbitration, which is private and subject to confidentiality provisions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Descovich dismisses the criticism.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Turns out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20out. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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