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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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
If recent form is to be believed, though, Algeria turns up against better opposition and struggles against lesser teams.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
And, these don’t appear to be one-time or new problems as a customer complaint sparked this inspection that turned up 31 total violations, five of which were high priority.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Many critics are praising the latest season of the Game of Thrones prequel for turning up the heat via brutal battles and family drama, all as the fractured House Targaryen delves into civil war.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Seventies icon Bianca Jagger was there, fresh off her divorce from Mick—who may or may not have turned up with Opium belle du jour Jerry Hall (reports conflict).
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
And, these don’t appear to be one-time or new problems as a customer complaint sparked this inspection that turned up 31 total violations, five of which were high priority.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Many critics are praising the latest season of the Game of Thrones prequel for turning up the heat via brutal battles and family drama, all as the fractured House Targaryen delves into civil war.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Seventies icon Bianca Jagger was there, fresh off her divorce from Mick—who may or may not have turned up with Opium belle du jour Jerry Hall (reports conflict).
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn up
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Balogun appeared to double the lead coming out of the hydration break midway through the opening half, but the goal was negated by an offside call.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Perhaps the most striking part of the visit was seeing the pope appearing the most relaxed and happy since the beginning of his papacy.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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England arrived in Kansas City on Saturday morning after flying from their pre-World Cup base in Florida.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Rod and Victoria Maquinana arrived two hours before game time to get a shady seat with a good view of the screen.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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After her grandmother died, the family found letters Smith had written home during the war.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The sixth skydiver could not exit the plane and was found fatally injured inside.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Moderate exercise has been shown to improve learning among students from elementary school through young adulthood, and the effects on attention, memory and executive function are well-documented, pediatricians say.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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On the final stop on the tour, the Markley people wanted to show the emergency generators that neighbors have complained about.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a district court judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name and in making plans for two years of closure and renovations.—
Emma Nicholson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad was preparing for an electronic signing, to be followed by technical-level talks in the coming week.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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If a circle is empty, for example, players must learn to move their hands in the opposite direction to complete that task.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Technical excellence is paramount, but so is the ability to take risks, learn from your mistakes and work at the edge and intersections of disciplines to transform ideas into knowledge and action.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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As opposed to tragedy’s narrative arc of historical fate, tragicomedy unfolds in an infinite present.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Challenges remain, but improvements continue to unfold as reforms work through the system.—
Chuck Bonfiglio,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Demi gets in some sharp one-liners and fun physical-comedy bits throughout the rest of the episode.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin stopped on track, and the virtual safety car period lasted just long enough for Hamilton to get in and out of the pits without losing a position.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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“Turn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20up. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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