turns up

verb

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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of turns up Continue reading … SILICON STANDOFF — US adversary turns up the heat on America’s AI lead with an underestimated edge. — FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 However, when body turns up, seeding distrust among the residents. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 Homecoming aside, there’s still the Trawler to worry about, a fact we’re reminded of when another victim turns up on a playground, this time with a pentagram carved into his back and fish corpses shoved into his wounds. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 The habit that turns up again and again among people who reason clearly isn’t consumption at all. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 There’s something subversive in the way that Carlile turns up the rage quotient onstage at Newport. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 Sims catches a hitch and turns up field but fumbles the ball while switching hands. — Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 The one god who periodically turns up, Zendaya’s Athena – supposedly Ulysses’ divine protector against the wrath of Zeus and Poseidon and all the rest – has surprisingly little to do in this version. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026 Keep your head held high, as Cancer season turns up the volume around career, ambition and public visibility. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns up
  1. appears
  2. arrives
  3. finds
  4. unfolds
  5. comes
  6. learns
  7. shows
  8. gets in
Verb
  • Bonnell appears to be treating software as another part of the motorcycle's suspension system and something that can be adjusted to suit the rider’s preferences, skill, and terrain.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • If an agent drafts a defective indemnity clause or cites a case that does not exist, no software company appears in court to answer for it.
    — Charles Lew, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of appears
Verb
  • The exhibition arrives as institutions, including LACMA, prepare a broader reassessment of Lynch’s career, underscoring how his signature style continues to shape our imaginations.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Thursday, Farke indicated Rodon would certainly be missing until after the forthcoming international break and may not be available until November arrives.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrives
Verb
  • His Samoyed hops up and finds a spot between the athlete’s legs and the sofa’s back pillows.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Boscagli finds Pascal Gross, who feeds the ball into the feet of Wieffer, who can then pass to Diego Gomez.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of finds
Verb
  • The bigger fall foliage show typically unfolds in late September and can stretch into early October, depending on the year.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Watch as the action unfolds from East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, GA.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfolds
Verb
  • As a retired fighter, Taylor faces the daunting task of deciding what comes next.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • There comes a moment, looking at Evans’s dense worlds, when the eye stops decoding and the mind begins to surrender.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of comes
Verb
  • The room learns which problems get named and which ones get talked around.
    — Mohamed AL Hashemi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where a Texas high school football team learns the hard way not to disrespect the great state of Florida.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of learns
Verb
  • The fact that the show couldn’t manage even a modicum of suspense with the same material shows how utterly sauceless this adaptation is.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The video shows Bellin in a hot pink swim cap and swim shirt holding her swim goggles covered in blood.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of shows
Verb
  • Even Fresno gets in on this, with several days of highs in the 80s later in the coming week.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The engineering department designed the parts of the brush to fit snugly so that no water gets in.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of gets in

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“Turns up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20up. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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