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turn out

(intransitive, idiomatic) To attend; show up.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026US

(intransitive, idiomatic) To attend; show up.

I couldn't have assisted anyway, as it turned out.
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  • “The trailer is very different from the atmosphere from the book. Maybe it's about the casting or the costumes, but I hope it doesn't turn out to be a huge disappointment.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “(( omg I feel you so much on that lmfao, hers are a pale green and they always either turn out blue or dark green lol and the hair omg -.- I don't know how strawberry blonde is so hard for it to understand but good god ))”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Sometimes they just turn out be as thick as mince, don't they.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “How did your high school bully turn out?”

    — r/AskReddit· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US

(intransitive, idiomatic, copulative) To end up; to result.

I had hoped our first meeting would turn out better.
Origin: From , tornen out, equivalent to . The slang and prison terms meaning "to turn into a prostitute, etc." are probably an ellipsis for turn (inside) out. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “This tweet appeared under this Techmeme headline: Marko Kolanovic / @markoinny: OpenAI may turn out to be scam of the century. Or will that title go to crypto. Most of us in genX will not live long enough to see. https://x.com/...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I tend to think this is either false or tautological (if "extreme" and "held too strongly" turn out to mean "liable to produce violence"), but I see what you mean.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I mean, she clearly does. Bigots are never bigots in just one direction. They may claim to be, but their absolute awfulness comes out over time - and I’ve *never* actually met a “GC” who didn’t turn out to be *intensely* disableist when the surface was scratched the tiniest bit”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Why are all the stories that turn out not to be true from Axios ? And how can one "near" when "nothing has been agreed" and they are waiting for Iranian response in 48 hours ?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It could be argued that apart from our awful press the real problem is the state of mental health help. So many of these crimes turn out to be committed by people who have fallen through the system.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US

(intransitive, by ellipsis) To succeed; work out; turn out well.

The truth turned out to be more depressing than we thought.
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  • “www.rawstory.com/glenn-grothm... Certainly better to sell your soul to a party that delivers. GOP promised us affordability & no new wars! How did that turn out? All broken promises and a new war funded all by us! You’re a joke Glenn Grotham!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Building a GLHFDD time traveling hobo costume for a sci-fi themed Detroit dive bar thing this weekend. Pretty easy costume. Bunch of tubing, threaded with lights, woven around a vest, covered in clear poncho. Think it'll turn out pretty neat! youtu.be/Nm4WbapDzDQ?...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I'm practicing trees. I used a tutorial by Erik Fremstad on youtube, it's a really simple technique and I like how they turn out. I don't think I really understand how to do the shading #art #drawing #artpractice #drawings”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I really love these spray tie dye colors. It's so much fun to play with! I think this shirt is gonna turn out so nice.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Gee, I seem to recall a series of books about how you can provide reasonable sounding rules to AI systems that turn out to be disastrous for humanity. It seems like there's some potential moral there...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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