showed up

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VERB

arrive, attend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear come get get in turn up

WEAK

be conspicuous be visible blow in make an appearance put in appearance reach show stand out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart go leave lose miss

WEAK

be absent conceal hide secrete

VERB

expose, embarrass

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discover reveal

WEAK

belittle convict debunk defeat discredit highlight invalidate lay bare let down mortify pinpoint put spotlight on put to shame shame show in bad light uncloak undress unmask unshroud worst

Antonyms

WEAK

be absent conceal depart hide leave miss secrete

Example Sentences

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showed up

Another attendee, who asked not to be named, said about 30 others also showed up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

"I just showed up with my friend, we had been up all night," he told the XS Noize podcast earlier this year.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Thousands of people showed up to watch, which was “a big adrenaline rush on day one,” Cretton said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

That took a buyer who showed up at every auction for reasons having nothing to do with the return.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Then Jaya showed up and we bought a few more.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown