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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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3
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
Borja was killed in 2023 and Taylor turned up dead the following year.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
For instance, archaeological digs have turned up Roman artifacts like coins, jewelry, and pottery fragments.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The series creator turned up on the red carpet in a lace and knit floor-dragging Christian Dior resort 2025 dress.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 23 Feb. 2025
Her new film turns up the freezing unit to 11 in a long riff on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, moving between the white peaks of the French Haute Savoie, an ice rink and a film set where a version of The Snow Queen is being filmed in what appears to be real snow.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
For instance, archaeological digs have turned up Roman artifacts like coins, jewelry, and pottery fragments.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The series creator turned up on the red carpet in a lace and knit floor-dragging Christian Dior resort 2025 dress.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 23 Feb. 2025
Her new film turns up the freezing unit to 11 in a long riff on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, moving between the white peaks of the French Haute Savoie, an ice rink and a film set where a version of The Snow Queen is being filmed in what appears to be real snow.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn up
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Adebayo also appears to be on his way to overtaking Haslem as the Heat’s all-time leading rebounder within the next two seasons.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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For Merz, that support appears to have gone too far.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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Songs, written and practiced long before much of San Diego FC’s roster arrived here, echoed through Mission Valley for the next two hours.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Young Has Best Chance Infielder Cole Young, 21, ranked No. 49 by Pipeline, probably will be the first prospect to arrive, The lefty hitter has shown good plate patience and contact skills since signing for $3.3 million as the 12th pick overall in 2021.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Around the world, the evidence for the value of social progress is conclusive: McKinsey’s global research found that companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on executive teams were 25% more likely to experience above-average profitability.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The increasing regional influence within the industry shows no signs of slowing, as various multicultural expectations are finding application.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
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With all precincts reporting, the Will County election results show 59.44% for Steilen and 40.56% for Balich in the supervisor’s race.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Global Citizen Solutions report shows that international higher education is growing, Laura Madrid, research lead in the Global Intelligence Unit at GCS, tells CNBC Make It.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Starting out, Horton had been excited about learning from the judge, having a mentor, maybe someday even becoming a judge herself.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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Going head-to-head against powerful forces of the warehousing status quo isn’t for the faint-hearted, but the lessons learned from succeeding can be transformative.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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But this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ CEO Bill Kramer is really hoping the drama unfolds only in the Oscar race itself.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Developments continue to unfold in the mysterious deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman, his wife, classical musician Betsy Arakawa, and one of their dogs, who were all found dead in their home above downtown Santa Fe.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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After Deadline got in touch with Warner Bros TV about the production environment on The Bachelor shows, we were sent eight testimonials from staffers.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them securely.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
21 Feb. 2025
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Israeli media reported there had been explosions on three empty buses in parking lots in Bat Yam, a suburb close to Tel Aviv, while bombs were discovered and disabled on two other buses.—
Alexander Cornwell,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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For example, green fluorescent protein, which was discovered in jellyfish, is today used in medical studies to illuminate stages of embryological development and to reveal the growth of cancers and other types of cells.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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