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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
Then Pol, Martí’s macho young teen son, turns up, who obviously won’t get on with Julia’s boy.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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
Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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
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The image model appears across various elements of the app, including AI Mode for Search, Google Lens, and Circle to Search.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Newcastle United’s Dan Burn appears to be the next in line in Tuchel’s thinking, despite only having being capped three times so far.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The most influential acquisition this summer arrives in the dugout in former Barcelona coach Jonatan Giraldez.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The film arrives at a pivotal moment, as the global automotive industry undergoes rapid transformation with electric and autonomous vehicles, making road safety more critical than ever.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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An intimate portrait of love and exhaustion that finds the comic edge in ordinary chaos.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many of these real-life experiences end tragically, but when the musician survives and finds sobriety, the war stories don’t go away.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The decoy unfolds from a compact square box and inflates into a full-size F-35 replica within minutes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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As Combs’s legal case unfolds, his children have rallied around him, defending their father while fiercely protecting Porter’s legacy.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The convenient kit comes with floor and roofing materials, plus nails, screws, handles, door locks, and fixings, which means less time wasted running to the hardware store.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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This Hearth & Hand with Magnolia x KitchenAid stand mixer comes with 10 different attachments, has 10 speeds, and includes an exclusive copper stainless steel bowl.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the series, Marie, an ambitious young woman of minor nobility, learns that her lung disease is terminal.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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This leads to cultural classes as the town learns about unity and breaking down barriers.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Two months after historic floods swept through the Milwaukee area, new data shows that nearly 2,200 homes throughout Milwaukee County sustained major damage or were destroyed.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, financial markets must continue to grapple with the ongoing government shutdown, which shows no signs of ending anytime soon and will keep key economic indicators under wraps.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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Kitchen Appliances Give your stovetop, oven, and refrigerator a deep clean before daily meal preparation gets in the way.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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When Tolbert gets in the game, his agenda is to steal a base.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Turns up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20up. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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