1
as in to appear
to come into view
my missing car keys turned up just in time
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2
as in to arrive
to get to a destination
when do you think our guests will turn up?
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3
as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
it took days to turn up the original documents
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Recent Examples of turn up
Brokers might FaceTime clients from the property during an exclusive showing to save them from having to turn up in person, or a business manager might be sent out on their behalf.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2025
Roman will hunt these emissions to detect TDEs, with this team predicting that the High-Latitude Time-Domain Survey will turn up around 40 of these star-destroying events.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 July 2025
At that time, police served a search warrant, which turned up several gaming machines.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
Male British dominance of lawn tennis came to an abrupt end in 1910, when A. F. Wilding, New Zealand’s first and so far only Grand Slam singles winner, turned up in London on a motorcycle, with a sidecar, and won the first of four consecutive championships.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2025
Roman will hunt these emissions to detect TDEs, with this team predicting that the High-Latitude Time-Domain Survey will turn up around 40 of these star-destroying events.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 July 2025
At that time, police served a search warrant, which turned up several gaming machines.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
Male British dominance of lawn tennis came to an abrupt end in 1910, when A. F. Wilding, New Zealand’s first and so far only Grand Slam singles winner, turned up in London on a motorcycle, with a sidecar, and won the first of four consecutive championships.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn up
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If clouds interfere, skywatchers will have another chance when Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets, will appear closely paired in the sky.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
31 July 2025
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After someone else tries to break up the fight, the man in the white shirt appears to say something to a man wearing a red shirt.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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Responding to a 911 call placed by the surviving victim, officers with the Austin Police Department arrived at 804 East Braker Lane and found both occupants suffering from gunshot wounds.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The single arrives alongside an expressive music video directed by (La)Horde.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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Search crews found Phillips’ Jeep crushed into the mud, but have not recovered the fire chief’s body after more than two weeks of searching.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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As Cincinnati city leaders consider new ways to enforce the curfew for youth who stay out too late, an Enquirer review of data found police across Hamilton County have been steadily filing fewer curfew violations over the past 25 years.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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Play the Long Game: His 23-year tenure as principal and 40-year term as a councilman show that lasting change is a marathon, not a sprint.—
Stephanie Tharpe,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The first video, posted on July 23, shows the family jumping over a phone in the airport and landing their feet on a Hawaiian beach.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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Successful people are always learning—not always managing.—
Anne Sugar,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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At the nearby Hershey Story Museum, kids can learn about the history of chocolate and how to make it.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
23 July 2025
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The episode also unfolded against a backdrop of a cooling U.S. labor market and mounting pressure on policymakers, including Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, by Trump and his administration.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The mega-crash unfolded on Route 1 in Plainsboro around 1:56 a.m.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Then Verduzco walked away from the assisted living facility and got in her car.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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Sign up ahead of time to get in on the action with bet365 and make the most of your welcome offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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In the meantime, the Smiths hired their own analyst and discovered that all the emails had originated in the United States, not abroad.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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First discovered: 1:59 p.m. July 25 Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: 3-3 A new wildfire was reported today at 1:59 p.m. in Siskiyou County, California.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 July 2025
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