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as in rolled out
to leave one's bed
we turn out early on workdays
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2
as in cleaned
to remove the dirt from
it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over
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as in dismissed
to drive or force out
angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs
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as in proved
to come to be
everything will turn out fine in the end
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Recent Examples of turned out
Nearly 80% of Hungary’s electorate turned out to turn Orban out.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Passero noted that his staff determined areas of concern nevertheless turned out to be fully code complaint, while others required relatively minor work.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Berlin turned out to be too warm for a fast time, but Adidas and Sawe continued the arrangement this year.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
His solution turned out to be quite simple.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
See, turned out, that’s an option!
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Brian turned out to be the obvious culprit.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
One season the early April outlook pointed to was 2023, which turned out to be a very active year, with 20 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
What was once deemed a benefit turned out to be a threat.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Passero noted that his staff determined areas of concern nevertheless turned out to be fully code complaint, while others required relatively minor work.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Berlin turned out to be too warm for a fast time, but Adidas and Sawe continued the arrangement this year.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
His solution turned out to be quite simple.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
See, turned out, that’s an option!
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Brian turned out to be the obvious culprit.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
One season the early April outlook pointed to was 2023, which turned out to be a very active year, with 20 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
What was once deemed a benefit turned out to be a threat.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned out
Verb
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Neill is now advocating for the treatment, CAR T-cell therapy, to be rolled out across his native Australia.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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The scent is being rolled out to the rest of the world.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Angels have been on a road trip all week but a team spokesman said Tuesday that the stand has been cleaned and will be reinspected ahead of a homestand that begins Friday against the New York Mets.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Hyundai, when detectives looked at it, appeared to have been recently cleaned, according to the court document.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Red Sox had never fired a manger in-season since John Henry purchased the team in 2002, and throughout the franchise’s existence no manager had ever been dismissed midseason so early in the campaign.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Last year, dozens of experts who provided independent evaluations for biomedical research were dismissed from National Institute of Health science review boards.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Carlos Correa proved to be his toughest matchup of the day, as the Astros’ shortstop crushed a bases-empty blast off the southpaw in the sixth inning to tie the game at two.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers finished the regular season 22-8 in clutch situations, and that poise proved decisive once more.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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That was right in the middle of the full-on woke era where normally these covers were reserved for trans models.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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One neighbor said that the sound of the crane hitting the ground woke her up from her nap.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kevin Durant waving bye to Deandre Ayton after he was ejected from the game.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said the driver was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And, really, a good portion of those misses were shooter’s luck or lack of it, balls that rolled or bounced around the rim and fell out rather than falling in.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Arbeloa was one of Jose Mourinho’s staunchest defenders during the Portuguese manager’s divisive time in charge from 2010-2013 — when Mourinho fell out with then-captain and Spain icon Iker Casillas.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The letter states that during the performance Hartwick got up to lead the group.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sanchez somehow got up to tip it over the bar.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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