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
The cliché that there’s no better way to see America turns out to be true, particularly for the towns that dot the old Route 66.
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Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Though Stinky Pete turns out to be a ne'er-do-well, Jessie is a valuable new pal who reveals her own trauma from being donated by her kid.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Not every report of an unidentified flying object turns out to be unidentifiable.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
There’s also Margo’s roommate Susie (Thaddea Graham), a delightfully nerdy cosplayer who turns out to be the most steadfast support-giver in Margo’s life.
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Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Despite all of the history held within Woodstone, getting that designation turns out to be harder than expected.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Comic relief comes in her exasperated answers to media questions from back home — turns out that space isn’t far enough to escape the culture wars — and in her entertaining video call with a classroom of young kids.
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Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
Arlo turns out to love Massive Attack and Elliott Smith, and to have a sadly levelheaded understanding of his mother’s suicide.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
That’s the hook that often leads to a link to a subscription service that turns out to be costly and/or deceptive.
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Lisa De Los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Though Stinky Pete turns out to be a ne'er-do-well, Jessie is a valuable new pal who reveals her own trauma from being donated by her kid.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Not every report of an unidentified flying object turns out to be unidentifiable.
—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
There’s also Margo’s roommate Susie (Thaddea Graham), a delightfully nerdy cosplayer who turns out to be the most steadfast support-giver in Margo’s life.
—
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Despite all of the history held within Woodstone, getting that designation turns out to be harder than expected.
—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Comic relief comes in her exasperated answers to media questions from back home — turns out that space isn’t far enough to escape the culture wars — and in her entertaining video call with a classroom of young kids.
—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
Arlo turns out to love Massive Attack and Elliott Smith, and to have a sadly levelheaded understanding of his mother’s suicide.
—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
That’s the hook that often leads to a link to a subscription service that turns out to be costly and/or deceptive.
—
Lisa De Los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns out
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The Art of the Pet package really rolls out the red carpet for dogs at this dog-only property.
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The deep-learning assistant integrates with the company’s existing size widgets and retailer data portals, and rolls out for retail deployment at the start of June.
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Select from three smart cleaning modes — floor mode (floor only), standard mode (floor, walls and waterline) and eco mode (automatically cleans pool floor every 48 hours) — to target specific problem zones on a preset schedule.
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Scheck cleans her marble counters almost daily with a gentle cleaner to prevent buildup.
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Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.
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Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.
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According to Harris – working closely with community elders and language keepers to ensure that cultural details are entirely genuine has helped the teams at Doberman Pictures build a globally competitive 2D series that proves authentic Indigenous storytelling has no borders.
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Amanda Kloots' latest accessory, a tribute to her late husband Nick Cordero, proves diamonds are forever.
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These memories of his brief, sad human life are uneasy dreams that Lestat wakes from on his tour bus as the sun sets over the road to Toledo.
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So, when Harvard-Westlake travels, one of his teammates wakes him.
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The service quotes, handles objections, books the visit, and chases the estimates that never closed.
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This week, The Denver Post will take an in-depth, position-by-position look at where the Avs stand, and what the near-term future looks like as this core group of players chases an elusive second championship.
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This is a nice boost from gas-only SUVs — the regular Forester gets up to 29 mpg, for example.
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That woman falls backward and the attacker gets up and approaches her before the video cuts out.
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De Borbon dismisses the accusations as coming from a small group of disgruntled owners.
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Bisignano dismisses the criticism.
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“Turns out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20out. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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