1
as in to roll out
to leave one's bed
we turn out early on workdays
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in to clean
to remove the dirt from
it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in to out
to drive or force out
angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in gig
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of turn out
New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
Near the end of what turned out to be a 5-2 loss to Houston during the Twins’ home opener at Target Field, Minnesota pitchers were looking to do something never done before to Altuve — strike him out five times in a game.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2025
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Anderson and Lago argued that moving elections to November would increase voter turnout, while the other three said April elections prevent the noise of national politics from drowning out the campaigns of grassroots candidates in municipal races.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for turn out
Verb
In fact, thousands turned out to get close to the flower of the world's stinkiest plant in January in Australia.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
Near the end of what turned out to be a 5-2 loss to Houston during the Twins’ home opener at Target Field, Minnesota pitchers were looking to do something never done before to Altuve — strike him out five times in a game.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
Large turnouts have been reported in New York City’s midtown Manhattan; Cleveland, Ohio; Philadelphia; and Lansing, Michigan.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Anderson and Lago argued that moving elections to November would increase voter turnout, while the other three said April elections prevent the noise of national politics from drowning out the campaigns of grassroots candidates in municipal races.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for turn out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
Verb
-
Vaccinations Drop Off Late last year, the CDC rolled out a seasonal flu vaccine campaign targeted at more than 200,000 livestock workers.—
Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
-
Trump had rolled out a flurry of individual-nation levies on trading partners, including one sky-high fee: a tax on Chinese goods of 104%.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Micellar water is also an excellent, gentle option for cleaning makeup brushes.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
1 Apr. 2025
-
Pilot projects underway The latest solutions from Miami-Dade County to fix the polluted bay include three new projects to improve infrastructure — all different variations on advanced filters to clean dirty street water.—
Courtney Heath,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
The sudden change reportedly outed multiple students who are transgender or have legal name changes.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
-
Lifestyle gurus of all types (none outed as serial killers to date) closely document their rise-and-grind rituals, encouraging followers to seize the day with healthy and intentional choices.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Hiltz dropped a personal best in the 800-meter yesterday, proving to be one of the favorites to earn the large prize.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
-
And by the exact same logic, someone who’s proven chronically unwilling or unable to abide by the rules of the road shouldn’t be allowed to get behind the wheel of a car — which is a deadly weapon when driven irresponsibly.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
The asterisk in that is that the group did do a short tour in 2021-22 — but with the famous Blondie drummer Clem Burke sitting in for Schock, who had to sit out gigs due to thumb surgery.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
-
Freelancing: Freelancing and gig work are especially attractive to millennials and baby boomers seeking greater autonomy and work-life balance.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
And while Stitch stands over her protectively, looking confused but not trying to wake her, tiny Taco has a different approach.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
-
Gently wake them up when the alarm goes off, encourage them to stay awake for a few minutes before falling back asleep.—
David Metzger,
Parents,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Reid, DiVincenzo, Holland, Isaiah Stewart, Marcus Sasser, Bickerstaff, 46, and Prigioni, 47, were all ejected from the game, NBA.com reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
-
After a month-long pause, during which the Kremlin’s priority was to eject a strong Ukrainian force from western Russia’s Kursk Oblast, the Russians are on the attack again outside Pokrovsk, a fortress city in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
During the long reprieve, borrowers fell out of the repayment habit, and some grew to expect loan forgiveness that hasn't materialized.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
-
Nest has been championing an unscripted UK tax credit of late, as costs soar and the middle falls out the market.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Turn out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20out. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share