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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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Recent Examples of turns out
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
Only about 1 out of 10 thyroid nodules turns out to be cancerous.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 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
The wrinkle morphology that evolved to improve grip in wet conditions turns out to also function, incidentally, as an identity marker that only manifests under the environmental conditions that originally selected for it.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 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
All of that might sound a little dense, but McKenzie’s fast and informative account of his deep dive into a blurry subject turns out to be one of the most entertaining, and yes, enlightening documentaries of the year.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Only about 1 out of 10 thyroid nodules turns out to be cancerous.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 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
The wrinkle morphology that evolved to improve grip in wet conditions turns out to also function, incidentally, as an identity marker that only manifests under the environmental conditions that originally selected for it.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 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
All of that might sound a little dense, but McKenzie’s fast and informative account of his deep dive into a blurry subject turns out to be one of the most entertaining, and yes, enlightening documentaries of the year.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns out
Verb
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The Art of the Pet package really rolls out the red carpet for dogs at this dog-only property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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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.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Enabling healthy habitats for future space explorers The current prototype cleans only a small area at a time, roughly the width of a pencil.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Eco effort The hotel cleans and bottles its own water in glass containers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 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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Companies must be prepared to show supporting documentation that proves their depictions are accurate or could become accurate based on a real intent to use.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
4 June 2026
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The Red Sox also get a shout-out in the third season of Lost, in its second episode, when Ben proves to Jack that the island is not completely cut off from the outside world by showing him footage from the World Series where the Red Sox beat the Yankees.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The body essentially wakes itself up after fixing what needs fixing.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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When Lydia wakes from her own nightmarish sleep, Vivian’s seat is empty.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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On Bespin, the crew chases an Imperial officer through the skies of Cloud City, dodging freighters and TIE fighters.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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While Silicon Valley chases incremental benchmark improvements, industrial leaders are working to earn their customers’ trust, shift by shift, through validated deployments that deliver concrete benefits.—
Chris Turlica,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Garance falls down, gets up, falls again, and again, but then finally one more time.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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Audio clips of Lions doubters play in the background while Dan Campbell gets up from his desk to post the Lions schedule on the bulletin board.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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For her part Zoe, mature well beyond her tender age, dismisses the hype with a shrug.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The day’s ruling from Sorokin, who was appointed to his position by former President Barack Obama, dismisses all claims against Mayor Michelle Wu, Police Commissioner Michael Cox and the Boston Police Department.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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“Turns out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20out. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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