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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
But no matter how strong Carmen becomes, her destiny — embodied by a wraithlike old woman who turns up whenever the orchestra plays Bizet’s 10-note fate motif — is predetermined.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Beetz stars as Asia, a young woman who turns up on the stoop of a high-end Manhattan apartment building, the Virgil, answering an ad for a maid job.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
This season, Billy really turns up the fashion, and his obsession with fashion becomes very clear.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
Poitier stars as Homer Smith, a drifter who turns up in a small Arizona town and helps a group of nuns construct a chapel for the local community.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
One day in January 1766, a scruffy visitor turns up at Prince of Wales’ Fort, a remote trading post of the Hudson’s Bay Company in what is now northern Manitoba.
—Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2026
Jesse challenges fast-food chains into signing covenants with PUSH to hire and distribute proportionally to their black customers; Noah turns up with a chain of Wendy's, Bojangles, and Church's Fried Chicken in both Chicago and New York.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The song turns up early in the film.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2026
The menu turns up the heat on fan favorite food and will be available exclusively for rewards members for a limited time.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Beetz stars as Asia, a young woman who turns up on the stoop of a high-end Manhattan apartment building, the Virgil, answering an ad for a maid job.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
This season, Billy really turns up the fashion, and his obsession with fashion becomes very clear.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
Poitier stars as Homer Smith, a drifter who turns up in a small Arizona town and helps a group of nuns construct a chapel for the local community.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
One day in January 1766, a scruffy visitor turns up at Prince of Wales’ Fort, a remote trading post of the Hudson’s Bay Company in what is now northern Manitoba.
—Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2026
Jesse challenges fast-food chains into signing covenants with PUSH to hire and distribute proportionally to their black customers; Noah turns up with a chain of Wendy's, Bojangles, and Church's Fried Chicken in both Chicago and New York.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
The song turns up early in the film.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2026
The menu turns up the heat on fan favorite food and will be available exclusively for rewards members for a limited time.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns up
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Their relationship is fascinating, and Guardiola often appears at the end of his tether, but the manager finally recognises that Cherki’s creative talents are worth indulging.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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There appears to be no such thing as rock bottom for the Mets.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Taking time before a storm arrives to unplug the right appliances and household items can be the difference between weathering the storm safely and thousands of dollars in damages.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Zendaya arrives for a special screening of her new film The Drama, with her costar Robert Pattinson (not pictured) at The Grove in Los Angeles on April 18.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Scroll for more fashion finds for as little as $6.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Rendered with a deep blue backdrop and whorls of soft spring colors, La femme finds Lopez staring peaceably into the middle distance, holding a bouquet of flowers.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
21 Apr. 2026
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Atrium Health Training Facility will not only be the site where Panthers practice unfolds but also where organized team activities (OTAs) and training camp take place.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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Without giving away how the story unfolds, the Chairwoman feels like one of the more honest representations of the uber-wealthy (in a TV world oversaturated with examples), and her husband proves surprisingly effective in connecting the three male leads’ broader arc.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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The incident comes as Mexico prepares to be a host country for this summer’s World Cup soccer extravaganza.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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That’s where the accountability on Brunson comes into play.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The question of who owns what the system learns has been a sticking point in similar deals across the industry.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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By repeatedly exposing the policy to variations in weight and balance, the system learns how to maintain stability before deployment in the physical robot, reports Techeblog.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Surveillance video still haunts investigators April 18, 2016, surveillance video shows a person in tactical gear walking through Creekside Church in Midlothian.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The exhibition shows how, on rare occasions, the royal wardrobe was used to express something beyond respect for another nation.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Maya Hawke grabs her guitar and gets in front of the mic at the SiriusXM Studios in New York City on April 13.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Speaking of which, even the doctor gets in on it.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2026
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