1
as in appears
to come into view
my missing car keys turned up just in time
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as in arrives
to get to a destination
when do you think our guests will turn up?
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as in finds
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
it took days to turn up the original documents
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Recent Examples of turns up
But then a fresh corpse turns up, as well as a long-moldering skeleton, and the club members are off and running.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
There's a red accent stripe that runs across the lower front fascia and turns up at the front corners, somewhat like The Joker's lipstick, but way less menacing.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
In this dark comedy, Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser and singer-actor Halsey see dollar signs when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt turns up in the black market in their South Dakota town.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Tom Gliatto, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
There's a red accent stripe that runs across the lower front fascia and turns up at the front corners, somewhat like The Joker's lipstick, but way less menacing.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
In this dark comedy, Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser and singer-actor Halsey see dollar signs when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt turns up in the black market in their South Dakota town.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns up
Verb
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Houston Astros ace Framber Valdez appears destined for free agency as contract talks are reportedly completely silent.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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But defense analysts note that the design appears ready for wider adoption once trials conclude.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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When summer arrives in Phoenix, city officials respond to the needs of an urban population coping with rising temperatures.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even though the weather is much more tolerable than in the hot summer months, once that fall feeling arrives, the end of mowing the grass for the year is in sight.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That is to say Vogue finds itself on the precipice of a generational, technological, and economic reckoning.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Samson | Afp | Getty Images Heading into another vote of confidence next week, France now unexpectedly finds itself unfavorably compared to Italy, a country previously renowned for political upheaval and economic frailty.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bagsmart Hanging Toiletry Bag This bag from Bagsmart unfolds into a hangable, easy-to-access travel organizer big enough to hold all of your makeup and toiletries.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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The story unfolds in Agra during the 1990s, weaving together romantic elements with comedic beats and supernatural scares.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Of course, with a luxury experience also comes a luxurious price tag and the cost of tickets won’t be the kind of budget fares people most associate with bus travel.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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The singer’s recent hometown show comes weeks after her now ex-boyfriend, The Kid LAROI, seemingly confirmed their split.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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For 450 pages, Rudy learns to chase ambulances, falls in love, and serves his single important client, a bereaved mother whose son’s medical insurance claim was illegitimately denied.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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As a result, Enid, in Wednesday’s body, learns from Rosaline how to reverse it.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Thanks to amazing performances, wild fashion choices, and unexpected moments, the MTV Video Music Awards is typically one of the buzzier awards shows — and this year was no exception.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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This forecast cone from the National Hurricane Center shows only the probable path of the center of a storm.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cena has been delivering his signature sharp mic work, routinely dominating verbal exchanges while Paul has been forced to scowl while the master gets in all of his barbs and sons him at every opportunity.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Hendricks admits that the passion of Chicago sports fans gets in your blood.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Turns up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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