1
as in to appear
to come into view
normally, one doesn't see them, but the actress's wrinkles show up in the close-ups
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2
as in to arrive
to get to a destination
the band showed up an hour late
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3
as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
were shown up for what they really are
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Recent Examples of show up
Not showing up might have conveyed cold indifference.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Your LinkedIn newsletter shows up differently to regular posts.
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On the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, a few days after returning from a trip to Saint Croix with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, Kesse didn’t show up to her office.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
This article contains spoilers for The Challenge: Battle of the Eras reunion part 2.
What could be better than the devil herself showing up to The Challenge season 40 reunion?
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Win the LinkedIn game: 9 power moves to build credibility
Start a newsletter that converts
Your LinkedIn newsletter shows up differently to regular posts.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
On the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, a few days after returning from a trip to Saint Croix with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, Kesse didn’t show up to her office.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
This article contains spoilers for The Challenge: Battle of the Eras reunion part 2.
What could be better than the devil herself showing up to The Challenge season 40 reunion?
—EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for show up
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Trump's decision to exit Afghanistan was finalized in February 2020 as ISIS' global power appeared to be waning.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Between April 2019 and June 2019, additional photos allegedly appeared on the FBI's forensic report, according to court filings.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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And when Vince Carter, the man of the hour, finally arrived for his jersey retirement news conference, everyone in attendance was treated to a trip down memory lane.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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With every call, by the time the police arrive, the offending behavior has settled down — not that any of it could possibly justify what ultimately happened, when Lorincz introduced a firearm into the equation.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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However, as humans have evolved, they are exposed to fewer threats.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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Naturally, she was exposed to a cornucopia of different genres and sounds, inspiring her to make her own material.—
Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Kuleba urged the British government, and Lammy, to rediscover the diplomatic zest that the U.K. had shown in the early months of the invasion.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Images from the scene show Lancaster Township Fire Department surrounding the two-story house as smoke billows from the roof, firefighters swarming the inside and outside of the structure.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trying to uncover precisely where the idea that Jennifer Aniston and Barack Obama are in a relationship came from is a tough, if borderline impossible, task.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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In contrast to Schlossberg, others in the Kennedy family have emerged as fierce proponents of efforts to uncover more details about JFK’s death.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Jan. 2025
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The violence unfolded Tuesday morning at an apartment building on Day Ave.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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This is how one phishing attack unfolds: Targets receive an email from the official Dropbox email address.—
Perry Carpenter,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The season takes new turns while remaining the most ambitious, batty and all-out pleasurable show on TV, an M.C. Escher maze whose plot convolutions never get in the way of its voice, heart and sense of humor.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Maybe because those 2,244 hits by Ichiro in that decade are the most anyone has ever gotten in his first 10 big-league seasons.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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