1
: turned up
a turnup nose
2
: made or fitted to be turned up
a turnup collar
turned up; turning up; turns up
2
: to raise or increase by or as if by turning a control
turn up the volume on the radio
3
British
a
: to look up (a word, a fact, etc.) in a book
b
: to refer to or consult (a book)
4
: to turn (a card) face upward
1
: to appear or come to light unexpectedly or after being lost
new evidence has turned up
2
a(1)
: to turn out to be
he turned up missing at roll call
(2)
: appear sense 4
her name is always turning up in the newspapers
b
: to arrive or show up at an appointed or expected time or place
turned up half an hour late
3
: to happen or occur unexpectedly
something always turned up to prevent their meeting
4
of a ship
: tack sense 1b
Examples of turnup in a Sentence
Verb
my missing car keys turned up just in time
when do you think our guests will turn up?
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Mysterious grave Previous excavations had turned up an unusual burial site on the edge of the camp.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Settings rarely turn up, nor do identifying attributes — a musician’s instrument, a scholar’s book, a geographer’s globe.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
However, Cardenas turned up the heat through the fight and scored the stoppage win, including three knockdowns.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Verb
In Missouri, the first northern snakehead turned up in 2019 in a ditch in the state’s southeastern region.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Mysterious grave Previous excavations had turned up an unusual burial site on the edge of the camp.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Settings rarely turn up, nor do identifying attributes — a musician’s instrument, a scholar’s book, a geographer’s globe.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
However, Cardenas turned up the heat through the fight and scored the stoppage win, including three knockdowns.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for turnup
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“Turnup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnup. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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