1
as in to roll out
to leave one's bed
we turn out early on workdays
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2
as in to clean
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 to out
to drive or force out
angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs
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as in gig
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Recent Examples of turn out
Joe Jackson, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Windley was arrested in 2005, after buying a stove for his mother with a money order that turned out to be stolen.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Nathan Layne, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Her campaign also got a boost from high turnout.
—Oscar Medina, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The basecamp for the testing was Surf Synergy Surf and Wellness Resort, which turned out to be a nearly perfect laboratory for swim shirt testing.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Windley was arrested in 2005, after buying a stove for his mother with a money order that turned out to be stolen.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
Still, young voters can tip close races, as in 2018 when a wave of mass shootings spurred youth turnout and helped flip more than a dozen congressional seats to the Democrats, according to John Della Volpe, a pollster who specializes in the Gen Z vote.
—Nathan Layne, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Her campaign also got a boost from high turnout.
—Oscar Medina, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
Verb
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Now, China is rolling out computing power for its homegrown AI companies as part of its 15th five-year development plan that kicked off in January.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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As tech companies roll out platforms specifically designed for health care consultation, AI is rapidly becoming a key player in many people's medical decisions.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cream of Tartar & Lemon Juice Paste Like baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, cream of tartar and lemon shockingly has cleaning and brightening properties that are effective for lifting dirt and stains off grout lines.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Children under 5 years old are commonly exposed to cleaning products, makeup, soaps, medications, vitamins and even plants.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The new season sees Reid's Lestat de Lioncourt living the rockstar life, as vampires have been outed by author Daniel Molloy (Eric Bobosian) in his book that interviews Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson).—
Debbie Day,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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The split decision comes after religious parents and educators challenged California school policies aimed at preventing schools from outing students to their families.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Any kind of conventional intervention would likely prove more costly than the Maduro operation.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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While some of Afeela’s tech may have a leg up on the competition, the brand will have to prove there’s healthy demand for it at that price, said Brian Moody, an auto industry analyst.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Despite the rejections, their shorts eventually got recognition, which led to bigger gigs.—
William Earl,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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How the group landed the gig speaks to its professionalism and stature.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kay woke before dawn to the sound of rain rattling the windows.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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This process rehydrates the corms, waking them up from dormancy and encouraging them to sprout.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
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That same month, a Starlink satellite exploded in orbit, ejecting dozens of pieces of debris, although no in-space collision was to blame.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Tarrant County District Attorney's Office will decide whether more serious charges are filed against a Fort Worth teen mother whose infant son died after being ejected from their car in a March 7 crash, police said Tuesday.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Kings fell out of the final wild-card spot Saturday after San José’s 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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The trial, scheduled to begin April 28, will revisit the founding years of OpenAI a decade ago, its falling out with Musk and Microsoft’s subsequent $13 billion investment in the startup.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Turn out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20out. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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