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turns out

VERB

equip; produce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dress fit yield

WEAK

accouter appoint arm bear bring out build clothe fabricate finish fit out furnish make manufacture outfit process put out rig rig out

Antonyms

WEAK

nap sleep

VERB

get out of bed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear come emerge show up

WEAK

arise get up pile out rise rise and shine roll out uprise wake wake up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart disappear hide leave

WEAK

nap sleep

Example Sentences

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Physics, it turns out, may be a prime example.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

As it turns out, he was a DJ at his college’s radio station.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

They go off during summer festas, after Mass on big saint days, and, it turns out, when the governing party wins reelection.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Not even, as it turns out, buying a boat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

After the meal, there’s the hush of a surprise, and then someone turns out the lights, and the owner of Bambino’s, Sue, appears in the doorway with a cake.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti