turns up

present tense third-person singular of turn up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of turns up Eileen’s imminent arrival is made even more dramatic when a younger woman named Thea (Imogen Poots) turns up at Hedda’s door in a state of distress. Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025 Keegan-Michael Key turns up as the gladhanding New York City mayor. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025 But then a fresh corpse turns up, as well as a long-moldering skeleton, and the club members are off and running. 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
  • Advertisement Advertisement GSF posted videos on social media showing the incident, later followed by a video showing damage to the vessel with burn marks on what appears to be the main deck.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But the notion of mysterious objects hurtling through the air in a way that appears intelligently controlled is hard to seperate from the stigma of little green men and flying saucers.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Touch arrives on vinyl, CD, and digital download on October 24, via International Anthem and Nonesuch, with the album coming to digital streaming platforms on November 11.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And oftentimes, companies might be paying more than one tariff rate on a product depending on where the item arrives from.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Keep scrolling for kitchen finds as low as $5.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps overcome by the beauty of a very blue natural pool nestled in the woods, Cherry finds it in herself to be honest with Daniel.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the murder mystery unfolds on-screen, the cast also balances parenthood off-screen.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • As the cognitive industrial revolution unfolds, doing nothing to reposition your organization may be a risky option.
    Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The milestone comes four decades after Roxana Zal, 14, became the youngest female winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Special in 1984 for Something About Amelia, according to the website for the awards.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Wildfire worries With the worsening drought comes worries over wildfires.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nostalgia, as Sheeran learns, sometimes reopens wounds and invites emotional gut punches previously buried for self-protection.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Everybody learns, takes notes and remembers information differently.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Other Side of the Contest Award shows focus on who wins, but every contest has another side.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The trend shows that attackers can leverage emerging AI during the hacking process, including attack scenario planning, malware development, building their tools and to impersonate job recruiters, said Mun Chong-hyun, director at Genians.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 16 Sep. 2025.

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