TURNS UP Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

turns up

verb

present tense third-person singular of turn up

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 Sometimes an examination turns up nothing wrong with the ear itself. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Her cousin, played by Azam Quadri, turns up without warning after 15 years away, and his visit brings back the events that once split the family. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 Kardashian stars in the seasonal campaign that turns up the heat with fresh styles, available on Fabletics’ official website beginning Thursday. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 In one scene, the couple turns up the music while the sound of ambulance sirens floods the streets. — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 Trey Smack was perfect in preseason games, but the pressure turns up when the real games start. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Magnesium turns up in green leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds, dark chocolate and whole grains. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026 Continue reading … SILICON STANDOFF — US adversary turns up the heat on America’s AI lead with an underestimated edge. — FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 However, when body turns up, seeding distrust among the residents. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

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Verb

His critics see a president who failed to tame inflation and keep America out of overseas conflicts, and whose agenda has fueled higher prices as the war with Iran appears to be at a stalemate.

— JOSH BOAK, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Two letters redirect actions MuTRAP is a backdoor attack, also known as a Trojan attack, in which malicious behavior is embedded in a model and activated only when a specific trigger appears.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of appears

Verb

On Uncle, fish narc sheds his past experimental impulses and finds a new identity within ebullient, feel-good college rock.

— Jeff Yerger, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
The basic model of competitive markets which one finds in an introductory economics textbook—where independent firms engage in cold arm’s-length transactions motivated by unadulterated self-interest—does not apply to the industry.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of finds

Verb

The Day unfolds across a single day, as police stumble across a bank robbery mid-heist, and the criminals barricade themselves inside.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Philippe said the costume helps convey the character's emotional journey as the story unfolds.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfolds

Verb

Sympathy comes later, unleashed in 18th-century thought through Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759).

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The predominantly beige canvas comes spring loaded with pops of color, notably a sunset orange shade.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of comes

Verb

Now, Muse is attracting similar attention, partly because of how the assistant learns about the person on the other side of the conversation.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
But litigation could be financially ruinous to Taylor & Byrne, as Nick learns from a disgruntled Bernard (Steve Furst), the firm’s finance guy.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of learns

Verb

As this chart shows, AI capex spending has juiced the net earnings of S&P 500 companies.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
But experimental progress over the past few decades shows that Schrödinger’s equation is not valid only for minuscule particles.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of shows

Verb

An operative arrives, gets in the car and drives it south to Mexico.

— Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Entire neighborhoods were inundated and the drainage network swamped after over 12 inches of rain fell during two or three days last week, or nearly as much as the sprawling low-lying city usually gets in all of September.

— Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

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