1
as in rolling out
to leave one's bed
we turn out early on workdays
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2
as in cleaning
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 dismissing
to drive or force out
angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs
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4
as in proving
to come to be
everything will turn out fine in the end
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Recent Examples of turning out
And each served as a reminder that even in times of despair, our nation is still turning out good people, humble people, talented people, people determined to move the world forward through hard work, compassion and teamwork.
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Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
By 1922, the company was turning out 147,000 miles of motion picture film a year.
—Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
At the beachfront restaurant, dinners were a multicourse affair, with the team turning out a tender roast sea bass, crayfish risotto, and yes, a simple burger and fries with care.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Elissa Federoff, head of distribution at Neon, notes Gen Zers are turning out to watch their Oscar nominees.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Crockett has built a national profile for zinger attacks on Republicans and focused on turning out Black voters in the Dallas and Houston areas.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Remnick was just one of the earliest examples of the Sports section turning out great foreign and national correspondents.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
The network will air the iconic Video Music Awards for the first time ever, and a number of top names are turning out to support the event.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Old Hamlet’s retainers acquired crumbling public housing estates turning out occupants enabling them to build showy apartments for cash buyers.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
By 1922, the company was turning out 147,000 miles of motion picture film a year.
—Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
At the beachfront restaurant, dinners were a multicourse affair, with the team turning out a tender roast sea bass, crayfish risotto, and yes, a simple burger and fries with care.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Elissa Federoff, head of distribution at Neon, notes Gen Zers are turning out to watch their Oscar nominees.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Crockett has built a national profile for zinger attacks on Republicans and focused on turning out Black voters in the Dallas and Houston areas.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Remnick was just one of the earliest examples of the Sports section turning out great foreign and national correspondents.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
The network will air the iconic Video Music Awards for the first time ever, and a number of top names are turning out to support the event.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Old Hamlet’s retainers acquired crumbling public housing estates turning out occupants enabling them to build showy apartments for cash buyers.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turning out
Verb
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This change is rolling out today globally.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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Slurpee truck sweepstakes hits the road The company is also rolling out a nationwide sweepstakes centered around its Slurpee truck experience.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Use bottled water for cleaning contact lenses.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Why Vinegar Works Wonders Vinegar can work really well in cleaning a faucet head thoroughly.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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However, not all analysts are dismissing that news that quickly.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Fox also erred in not dismissing attempts by Magness and Lee Watson to intervene in the lawsuit, the attorney general’s office claimed, saying neither has standing to take part in the litigation, since they aren’t named as defendants in the case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2026
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Although no evidence ever emerged proving Fuhrman planted the evidence, controversy surrounding his testimony devastated the prosecution’s case.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Staying valuable means staying visible and proving your worth repeatedly.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Crow-Armstrong was getting up from the warning track after making an unsuccessful attempt to haul in Miguel Vargas' two-run double when he was heckled by a woman standing beyond the fence.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Just getting up there in New York will be fun.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
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An unknown vehicle driving west on Independence Ave then struck the bicycle, ejecting its rider completely off the bike, the crash log said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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Pautler recommends ejecting pods after each use, as well as occasionally rinsing removable parts of the machines.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Still, to find that PSA screening does reduce deaths constitutes a significant change compared with the last Cochrane review, published in 2013, which didn’t find similar benefits and contributed to PSA screening falling out of favor.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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Now the fate of the Blackstone hangs in the balance, and potential suitors are not exactly falling out of the trees.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Verb
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And so there have been no occasions when your security detail had difficulty waking or locating you.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Some of the Richins' children described waking in fear the day their father died and being mistreated by Kouri Richins in statements read by their counselors.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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“Turning out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turning%20out. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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