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turn up

VERB
come, arrive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear attend come in enter materialize show up
WEAK
blow in get get in make an appearance pop in punch in put in an appearance reach roll in show weigh in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be absent depart exit go hide leave
WEAK
abandon lose miss
VERB
discover or be discovered
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come across crop up detect encounter find meet pop up reveal see
WEAK
be found become known bring to light catch come to light come to pass descry dig up disclose espy expose hit upon learn meet with spot track track down transpire uncover unearth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid miss overlook pass by
WEAK
abandon go leave lose

Example Sentences

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“I can only turn up on Thursday and execute.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"For them to turn up the way they did, I thought was very poor."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Under the circumstances, kicking the can down the road in the hopes that something might turn up looked to a lot of smart people like the best of bad options.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Still, things are expected to turn up in 2027, with Conagra and Campbell’s forecast to return to mid-single-digit growth, while General Mills is expected to see only a slight profit decline of less than 1%.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

“It’ll turn up, m’lord,” Mrs. Clarke assured him.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood