1
as in appeared
to come into view
normally, one doesn't see them, but the actress's wrinkles show up in the close-ups
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as in arrived
to get to a destination
the band showed up an hour late
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as in exposed
to reveal the true nature of
were shown up for what they really are
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Recent Examples of showed up
At the end of July, Caroline Stanbury was doing a podcast video talking about her skin-care line when her husband, Sergio Carrallo, showed up in the background nude from the waist down like an Italian, soccer-playing Donald Duck.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Miami voters won’t get the chance to decide on moving the city from odd- to even-year elections this November after only two out of five city commissioners showed up to a special meeting Friday.
—Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
More than 1,000 people entered, but few showed up.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
More than 40 volunteers showed up, and Brew City Kayaks lent about 10 to 15 kayaks for free.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
About 30 vehicles showed up for a surprise cruise in his honor.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Similarly, in Villegas’s ward, about 30 people showed up to a meeting and blocked a 57-unit building with 11 affordable units because of demands for more parking.
—Miguel Chacon, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
One day in May, Chuck Marshall, a local real estate agent, showed up at their door, Bare said.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Alfie Wise, the actor who showed up in Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run and eight other films with his fun-loving pal Burt Reynolds, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Miami voters won’t get the chance to decide on moving the city from odd- to even-year elections this November after only two out of five city commissioners showed up to a special meeting Friday.
—Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
More than 1,000 people entered, but few showed up.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
More than 40 volunteers showed up, and Brew City Kayaks lent about 10 to 15 kayaks for free.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
About 30 vehicles showed up for a surprise cruise in his honor.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Similarly, in Villegas’s ward, about 30 people showed up to a meeting and blocked a 57-unit building with 11 affordable units because of demands for more parking.
—Miguel Chacon, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
One day in May, Chuck Marshall, a local real estate agent, showed up at their door, Bare said.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Alfie Wise, the actor who showed up in Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run and eight other films with his fun-loving pal Burt Reynolds, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed up
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The series appeared to be headed for a sweep in the acting categories when Britt Lower pulled an upset early in the ceremony by taking the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series over Matlock nominee Kathy Bates.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Israel’s assault on Gaza City appeared to be accelerating, with the military issuing evacuation orders for several towers in Gaza City within just a few hours Sunday morning.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Multiple White House officials arrived in their current jobs after working at Turning Point USA, the conservative outreach group that Kirk led and co-founded to energize Republicans on college campuses.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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If only this car had arrived a few months later during one of our brief bouts of winter rain.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Humans could be easily killed by radiation exposure, and the lack of atmospheric pressure on Mars or in orbit would cause a person’s blood to boil if they were exposed.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some of my friends were pressured to send inappropriate pictures, contacted by strangers, and exposed to content way beyond our age.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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Video of the fatal attack showed Kirk speaking to a large crowd of people on the university campus as a shot rings out.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was addressing a crowd of thousands of people at an outdoor event at the campus in Oren, Utah, when video showed a bullet hitting him in the neck area.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the last few years, researchers have stumbled upon baffling signals from deep space, uncovered strange features hiding beneath our oceans, and found clues that hint at life’s secrets on other worlds.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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College basketball players banned for sports betting The NCAA issued a permanent ban to three men’s basketball players after an investigation uncovered that they were involved in sports betting.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The news unfolded quickly and spread within moments on social media.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Because the seller is the estate, the process likely unfolded differently than the more common private sale of a sports team from one person to another.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Valkyries felt a different kind of weight, and coach Natalie Nakase turned up the heat, to get her players to dig deeper.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The law enforcement detachment aboard the destroyer boarded the Venezuelan craft and carried out a search that turned up no drugs, according to the official.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Showed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showed%20up. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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