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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
Keep your head held high, as Cancer season turns up the volume around career, ambition and public visibility.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Whole-body screening of people with no symptoms turns up incidental findings in 20% to 40% of scans, yet only a small fraction ever require treatment, as University of Michigan radiologists have noted.
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Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Queen of Hearts and The Girl with the Needle actress Trine Dyrholm co-stars a woman estranged from children who turns up uninvited at a weekend-long naming party for her son’s firstborn child at a luxury season resort.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
In her follow-up, Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia attend a fancy party on an island estate; when the host turns up dead, Blanche becomes a suspect, leaving the women with no choice but to find the real killer.
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Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
But as the night wanes on, the music turns up.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
And if nothing turns up, consider starting one yourself.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
19 May 2026
Bum-seok seems done for until Sung-ae turns up with a cop car full of military-grade weapons to slow the thing down.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
The latter activity gives them some solid ground to plant their hooves on when George abruptly turns up dead one morning, poisoned by an unknown suspect.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Whole-body screening of people with no symptoms turns up incidental findings in 20% to 40% of scans, yet only a small fraction ever require treatment, as University of Michigan radiologists have noted.
—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Queen of Hearts and The Girl with the Needle actress Trine Dyrholm co-stars a woman estranged from children who turns up uninvited at a weekend-long naming party for her son’s firstborn child at a luxury season resort.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
In her follow-up, Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia attend a fancy party on an island estate; when the host turns up dead, Blanche becomes a suspect, leaving the women with no choice but to find the real killer.
—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
But as the night wanes on, the music turns up.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
And if nothing turns up, consider starting one yourself.
—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
19 May 2026
Bum-seok seems done for until Sung-ae turns up with a cop car full of military-grade weapons to slow the thing down.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
The latter activity gives them some solid ground to plant their hooves on when George abruptly turns up dead one morning, poisoned by an unknown suspect.
—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns up
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Now, following intense backlash from local communities, a series of lawsuits and a leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, the agency appears to be abandoning the initiative – a dramatic shift away from a plan that had already seen spending upwards of $1 billion.
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Everyday life appears laid-back.
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Technological progress rarely arrives in cleanly separable pieces.
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Thursday is a touch cooler with highs closer to 93 degrees, but the real change arrives this weekend.
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From fashion finds—like Madewell’s set of soft and simple crewneck T-shirts, a fabulous discovery from senior shopping editor Cortne Bonilla’s keen eye—to home steals, such as marketing and production manager Kasey Busiel’s favorite Brooklinen sheets and Talia Abbas’s Moccamaster coffee maker.
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This revival finds new power in the intimate story of a family learning to love again set against one of the most consequential moments of the twentieth century, as the Nazi regime rises to power and authoritarianism encroaches on daily life.
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As the funeral unfolds, however, the village’s dark secrets slowly emerge.
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With valuations and expectations running high, there’s bound to be some volatility as the AI economy unfolds.
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The only exception to this rule, CMS notes, comes when referring to the Earth in relation to other celestial bodies.
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The goal comes amid a tough week for Messi and his family.
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The tool also learns from the company it’s embedded in over time.
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And everybody kind of has their own goals — certainly Tyland learns that his goals and Lohar’s are not the same.
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Research shows over half of American travelers feel exhausted, with one in five admitting to booking a trip out of anger.
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One feed shows real-time footage of the FIFA Fan Fest at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, while another displays a map of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, where World Cup matches are being held.
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There’s also a chance that Chase Infiniti gets in for her work in The Testaments, which has its loyal followers and was picked up for a second season—but hasn’t reached the widespread viewership that typically prompts a first-time Emmy nomination.
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The show gets in-depth analysis from the journalists covering our region’s most important issues.
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