turns up

verb

Definition of turns upnext
present tense third-person singular of turn up
1
as in appears
to come into view my missing car keys turned up just in time

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Relevance

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2
as in arrives
to get to a destination when do you think our guests will turn up?

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3
as in finds
to come upon after searching, study, or effort it took days to turn up the original documents

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns up
  1. appears
  2. unfolds
  3. comes
  4. learns
  5. shows
  6. discovers
  7. locates
Verb
  • That would ease engagement with Moscow significantly; at the moment, no one in the Kremlin appears to have the authority to negotiate on these issues.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Barton appears to enjoy juxtaposing the banality of Helen’s life as a wife and mother—flawlessly hosting her husband’s holiday work party, sticking jewels on a crown for a Nativity costume—with the extravagant action of her secret life.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of appears
Verb
  • Yet as the story unfolds, Scrooge himself learns the profound value of a pause through his transformative journey with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This cuvée continually unfolds in the glass - this is a memorable wine!
    Tom Hyland, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of unfolds
Verb
  • The state's announcement comes a week after members of Cincinnati City Council weighed in on the traffic gridlock issue.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Warranty The 2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid comes with a 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty and a 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of comes
Verb
  • Yet as the story unfolds, Scrooge himself learns the profound value of a pause through his transformative journey with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Our reporter is the first person to visit the camp and learns what the future of the residents looks like now that the regime has fallen.
    Greg Dixon, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of learns
Verb
  • And its latest update shows that Galaxy phones are about to change forever.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • For instance, a 2018 study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior shows a 30% orgasm gap between men and women.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of shows
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Jun-ho infiltrates the facility and discovers the Front Man is his brother In-ho (Lee Byung-hun), a former winner of the games and now its most zealous convert.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Among the 456 players, Gi-Hun discovers one is his childhood friend Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo).
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • In the daylight, a Mavic reconnaissance quadcopter locates a target and drops a miniature radio beacon on it.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The first such event raised $15,000 for Arkansas tornado relief; this year's beneficiary is The Van, which locates and assists homeless Arkansans.
    Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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