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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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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Drawing inspiration from his and Robson’s own home, nine one-of-a-kind objects ranging from a jewelry-like metal vase and a totemic lamp built with different stones to a clock and wine glasses appear in the short films.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
8 Mar. 2025
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Herring, who is being held on a $500,000 bond, will next appear in court March 13 for a bond hearing.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 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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Among the first to arrive was Cooper Koch, making a statement in a chest-baring vest before joining a spirited conversation with fellow actors.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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An annual survey from The Knot found that the average price of a wedding in the U.S. was $33,000 in 2024, a number that can grow or shrink significantly based on location, vendors, and number of guests.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
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 first detailed nationwide data on schools’ recovery shows that achievement gaps have widened, with the poorest students the furthest behind.—
Aatish Bhatia,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Further showing the strong bond and dedication to connecting to fans, fans decided on the LP’s tracklist via voting, with the group utilizing nostalgic iPod imagery and playlist artwork to help hype up the release.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 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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The music, name and likeness of Notorious B.I.G. will soon have a new home as the late rapper’s estate is close to signing a deal with Primary Wave, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.—
Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
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As police investigate, the story unfolds and the questions arise: Who accidentally put the live round in Baldwin’s gun?—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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Often, the urge to control how things unfold leads to frustration, impulsive decisions and unnecessary stress.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Moss finds that even when organizations reflect on their purpose, business can get in the way of them acting on it.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Some of these residents who receive housing assistance through HACC may be running into issues getting in touch with agency employees because of workers’ high caseloads and staff turnover.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The feature-length doc will explore how Falco, part of the largest species of owl in the world, was discovered missing from his cage at the Central Park Zoo in Manhattan.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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One of their dogs, a German shepherd, was discovered dead 10 to 15 feet from Betsy, in a kennel crate in a closet.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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