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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
Keep your head held high, as Cancer season turns up the volume around career, ambition and public visibility.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Whole-body screening of people with no symptoms turns up incidental findings in 20% to 40% of scans, yet only a small fraction ever require treatment, as University of Michigan radiologists have noted.
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Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Queen of Hearts and The Girl with the Needle actress Trine Dyrholm co-stars a woman estranged from children who turns up uninvited at a weekend-long naming party for her son’s firstborn child at a luxury season resort.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
In her follow-up, Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia attend a fancy party on an island estate; when the host turns up dead, Blanche becomes a suspect, leaving the women with no choice but to find the real killer.
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Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
But as the night wanes on, the music turns up.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
And if nothing turns up, consider starting one yourself.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
19 May 2026
Bum-seok seems done for until Sung-ae turns up with a cop car full of military-grade weapons to slow the thing down.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
The latter activity gives them some solid ground to plant their hooves on when George abruptly turns up dead one morning, poisoned by an unknown suspect.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Whole-body screening of people with no symptoms turns up incidental findings in 20% to 40% of scans, yet only a small fraction ever require treatment, as University of Michigan radiologists have noted.
—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Queen of Hearts and The Girl with the Needle actress Trine Dyrholm co-stars a woman estranged from children who turns up uninvited at a weekend-long naming party for her son’s firstborn child at a luxury season resort.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
In her follow-up, Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia attend a fancy party on an island estate; when the host turns up dead, Blanche becomes a suspect, leaving the women with no choice but to find the real killer.
—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
But as the night wanes on, the music turns up.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
And if nothing turns up, consider starting one yourself.
—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
19 May 2026
Bum-seok seems done for until Sung-ae turns up with a cop car full of military-grade weapons to slow the thing down.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
The latter activity gives them some solid ground to plant their hooves on when George abruptly turns up dead one morning, poisoned by an unknown suspect.
—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns up
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That appears to be what gave Weiser the edge to defeat Bennet in what started as an uphill battle due largely to name recognition.
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McKinney’s name appears on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines, one of 36,286 service members who were lost or never recovered during the war in the Pacific.
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Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.
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Every detail is intentional and meant to feel personal from the moment a guest arrives—a philosophy that extends to the neighboring winery as well.
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In addition, a 2024 CDCR report finds that people who spent a year or longer in a fire camp have lower recidivism rates compared to fire camp-eligible individuals who did not participate in fire camps.
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Across Alto Adige, Trentino and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, sauvignon blanc finds a delicious middle ground.
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But while this drama unfolds, the real winners of the World Cup so far are the prediction markets.
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From there, the route to finding real Earth Art unfolds through Nevada and Utah, before dipping into Arizona.
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Harry's decision comes amid ongoing discussions with the royal family to acquire an appropriate level of security for his family, including Meghan Markle and their two children, Princess Lilibet, 5, and Prince Archie, 7.
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Gentle self-expression comes easily as the emotional Moon in your sign harmonizes with the vibrant Sun in your 5th House of Creativity and Play.
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Sensors read a physiological signal, feed it back in real time, and the user learns to nudge it in a calmer direction.
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Junior talent now learns strategy earlier while AI handles repetitive production, giving humans more space for taste, storytelling and relationships.
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Gallup research shows that managers account for at least 70% of the variance in team engagement across organizations.
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An Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis shows the executive spent roughly three-quarters of that — more than $83 million — on television and cable advertising.
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There’s also a chance that Chase Infiniti gets in for her work in The Testaments, which has its loyal followers and was picked up for a second season—but hasn’t reached the widespread viewership that typically prompts a first-time Emmy nomination.
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The show gets in-depth analysis from the journalists covering our region’s most important issues.
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