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as in rolled out
to leave one's bed
we turn out early on workdays
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as in cleaned
to remove the dirt from
it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over
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as in dismissed
to drive or force out
angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs
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as in proved
to come to be
everything will turn out fine in the end
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Recent Examples of turned out
Mad Men would be named Best Drama for a third straight year and Temple Grandin commenced what turned out to be a seemingly endless onslaught at every applicable awards show, as the TV-movie tied an Emmy record with five major wins.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
For a long time, dietary guidelines recommended that people reduce their fat intake, a suggestion that turned out to be too broad and misguided.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The animals turned out to be the area’s first record of an invasive species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The biggest home game in Charlotte 49ers history also turned out to be the first win of Bill Belichick’s college coaching career.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
For Turnbull and the VFX team, Professor Orloff (played by Christopher Lloyd) turned out to be an even bigger challenge than Slurp.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Bright, reflective patches on the surface turned out to be salt deposits left by briny liquid that once seeped upward.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
That has turned out to be true.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Six universities had active shooter reports Monday; all of them turned out to be unfounded.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
For a long time, dietary guidelines recommended that people reduce their fat intake, a suggestion that turned out to be too broad and misguided.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The animals turned out to be the area’s first record of an invasive species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The biggest home game in Charlotte 49ers history also turned out to be the first win of Bill Belichick’s college coaching career.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
For Turnbull and the VFX team, Professor Orloff (played by Christopher Lloyd) turned out to be an even bigger challenge than Slurp.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Bright, reflective patches on the surface turned out to be salt deposits left by briny liquid that once seeped upward.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
That has turned out to be true.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Six universities had active shooter reports Monday; all of them turned out to be unfounded.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned out
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Microsoft rolled out a flexible work policy after offices reopened from pandemic closures where employees were permitted to work from home up to half the time without official approval.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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This week, the company rolled out a package of developer tools, industry standards work, and new partnerships designed to let AI agents make purchases on behalf of consumers with the same ease and trust people expect from today’s electronic payments.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once cleaned, the canal is filled with a rubber-like material and sealed to prevent reinfection.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Brass door handles can be cleaned with soap and water as mentioned above.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Miami’s cartophile Argentine defender Tomas Aviles saw his second yellow of the night after pulling back Toklomati and was dismissed in the 79th minute, leaving Messi and his teammates down a man for the final stages.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fletcher, who was considered a strong contender for a state Senate seat in March 2023 when Figueroa filed her complaint, spoke publicly Friday about the allegations one month after a judge dismissed it.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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This experience proved to me that predictive AI is a fundamental shift in marketing.—
Dr. Bin Tang,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Saturday’s game against Georgia proved that Aguilar and Tennessee’s offense are ready to go toe-to-toe with any defense in the country.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Argentine club Independiente are raging after being ejected from this year’s Copa Sudamericana.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Booker, of course, didn’t get that opportunity in the opener after Carter was ejected before the first play for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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The death rate in the United States returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 as Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to a report published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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And in interviews about it, he’s been talking about why Prince William and Prince Harry fell out, and also why William and Kate Middleton wouldn’t hire him as staff.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At a time when contentious words dominate our conversations—think insurrection and fascism and fake news and woke—the need for dictionaries to chronicle and explain language, and serve as its watchdog, has never been greater.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Walton-Penner ownership group woke everybody up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sports piracy has become so widespread that even professional athletes, like Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (who was spotted using Streameast in May 2024) and Seattle Seahawks' Tariq Woolen, have been outed as users.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the past year alone, Bennett was in Superman and was outed as the most popular guy at SNL, and Mooney directed A24’s Y2K and toured a new album of original music.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Turned out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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