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as in to prove
to come to be everything will turn out fine in the end

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turnout

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noun

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Recent Examples of turn out
Verb
This emotional component turned out to be the key to Jolie’s approach. Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024 What some folks online had imagined as a left-leaning anti-capitalist revolutionary turned out to be someone with beliefs as complicated and perhaps as conflicting as just about anyone else online. Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
Black Friday originally referred to the manic turnout in stores on the day after Thanksgiving. John Riley, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024 Melissa Perez, who operates the Homage Coffee House in downtown, off 57th Avenue, with her husband, recalled the turnout from the Taco Wars event. Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for turn out 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn out
Verb
  • Listen to this article Connecticut’s first speeding cameras are set to be rolled out next month in a small town located in the state’s Northwest corner.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Finally, he is airlifted and safely placed inside an ambulance, only for the ambulance to instantly crash into a tree and for his gurney to roll out the back.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • More news: Eagles Star Safety CJ Gardner-Johnson Exits Game With Apparent Concussion Despite essentially cleaning house on the offensive side of the ball, the Raiders have not seen much success.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • In the restoration, more than 50,000 square yards of stonework — an area equal to six soccer fields — were cleaned, revealing luminous limestone and intricate carvings long cloaked in soot.
    Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Egerton’s New York City outing with Bennet precedes the release of his latest movie: Carry-On, debuting on Netflix on Dec. 13.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Things take a twist when her partner, also an agent, gets outed by Russian intelligence and vanishes mysteriously.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • Sophie proved much more difficult for Anna to raise.
    Gail O'Connor, Parents, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Boomers proved especially resilient, stepping up to learn remote tools and AI platforms alongside their younger colleagues.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Cotton reached out to Trump's incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles to warn against Fox Kennedy as a pick for the CIA gig.
    Stef W. Kight, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • There was an audible gasp during this month’s Max Showcase in London when Francesca Gardiner, the new Harry Potter showrunner, let slip that a whopping 32,000 people had auditioned for what might well be the biggest three acting gigs of the decade.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Take a moment to roll your eyes or otherwise express your disbelief, and then hear me out: Monday through Friday, most of us spend the majority of our waking time at the office or in front of a computer screen.
    Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Shortly after midnight, sheriff’s deputies went door to door and used air horns to wake residents and urge them to leave.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Volcanic materials—including smoldering rocks, lava, and hot, thumb-sized gravel and ash—were ejected up to 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the crater on November 8, according to Hadi Wijaya.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Delay was written on a live round that was not fired but ejected, apparently when the shooter was clearing a jam.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Other groups joined in the push, which over the course of a week saw four major cities fall out of government control.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These workout earbuds were designed to never, ever fall out, thanks to their snug, in-ear fit and over-ear hooks.
    Lauren Mazzo, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024

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