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 corridor has major safety issues, such as speeding and treacherous turns out of strip malls.
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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
The answer, by and large, turns out to be secularism.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
This turns out to be more than 100 million times the mass of Earth.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
In my experience, the future turns out to be not be so much frightening as aggravating.
—New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026
When Codi receives an invitation to test the simulator’s latest build, the message turns out to be a trap set by Pinkolaf, a vengeful AI creature born inside DinoGames that has learned to manipulate real-world electronics.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
So long as the data turns out better than investors fear.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
While she and his working mom (Sarah Snook) are initially seen as culprits, the boy’s selfish father (Jake Lacy, who played similar roles in the dire Moriarty adaptation Apples Never Fall and The White Lotus) turns out to be the guiltiest party of all.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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
The answer, by and large, turns out to be secularism.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
This turns out to be more than 100 million times the mass of Earth.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2026
In my experience, the future turns out to be not be so much frightening as aggravating.
—New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026
When Codi receives an invitation to test the simulator’s latest build, the message turns out to be a trap set by Pinkolaf, a vengeful AI creature born inside DinoGames that has learned to manipulate real-world electronics.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
So long as the data turns out better than investors fear.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
While she and his working mom (Sarah Snook) are initially seen as culprits, the boy’s selfish father (Jake Lacy, who played similar roles in the dire Moriarty adaptation Apples Never Fall and The White Lotus) turns out to be the guiltiest party of all.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns out
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In the kitchen, Kai rolls out dough for buckwheat brioche bread paired with herb butter.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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On Wednesday night, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNN that headcount at his company would likely remain steady as the nation's largest bank rolls out AI internally.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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The facility, which would be a double unit, cleans after each use and deep cleans every hour, and is set to be open year-round.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Debra Johnson, Merry Maids' home cleaning expert, recommends a mild cleaner such as Take It For Granite, a spray that safely cleans granite countertops, floors, and shower walls.—
Caitlin Sole,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 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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In retaliation, Sir Jimmy outs Kelson as a phony with a fatal stab to the gut, though that’s not enough to save his own life.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
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This show proves that there’s a real appetite.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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This mathematical confirmation proves that the physics of a kilometer-wide storm doesn’t require the sky.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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This season Sinatra wakes from her coma and faces a new obstacle in Jane (Nicole Brydon Bloom).—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Its sunrise alarm wakes you up peacefully.—
Claire Peltier,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the film, when mobster Marsellus Wallace sees Bruce Willis’ boxer character Butch crossing the street — after Butch defied Wallace’s orders to throw a match — Wallace chases Butch into a pawnshop.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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The human cost is painfully clear; our parents and grandparents cycle in and out of hospitals, receiving reactive medicine that chases one condition after another rather than addressing the underlying cause.—
Andrew S. Brack,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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Venus gets up on the bar and talks about his whole life story and coming out, which is sweet and all, but, girl, this is taking away from our drinking and hooking up time.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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The movie’s strongest sequences arrive in the second half, once Aaron begins to shed his most selfish impulses and gets up the nerve to pursue therapy.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
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Klobuchar plans to introduce new legislation that could help bolster disclosure requirements about the circumstances surrounding settlements, and give states more power to intervene, review, and continue cases the DOJ voluntarily dismisses.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Of course, that argument dismisses the eyeball test.—
Kirk Bohls,
Houston Chronicle,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Turns out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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