turns out

present tense third-person singular of turn out
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as in proves
to come to be everything will turn out fine in the end

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Recent Examples of turns out An on-site kitchen produces tamales and daily and weekend specials like barbacoa and menudo, while the in-house bakery turns out bolillos, pan dulce and other Hispanic breads and pastries. — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026 Jenn and Emily go to something called Aesthetic Lounge, which turns out to be a plastic surgeon’s office with more couches. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 And the finger turns out to be a rather good place to put them. — New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026 But when her character — saucy British writer Constance Clavinger — turns out to be a handful (getting drunk at the airport bar, for starters), Homer struggles to get her to the school on time. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026 One target has a disability; another turns out to be a rabbi, who responds to his confrontation with suitably Talmudic indignation. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 Time for Tyler to make a perfectly reasonable assumption that quickly turns out to be very wrong. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, climate experts are asking if an El Niño turns out to be the strongest on record, as many forecast models suggest, what will a historically strong El Niño look like stacked on top of the planet’s unprecedented warming? — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 So when Alex rejects the author of a romantasy novel entitled The Goblin Seed that turns out to be a bestseller, all hell breaks loose. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns out
Verb
  • Europe rolls out the welcome mat Europe’s governments and institutions are eager to court America’s disaffected researchers.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Traders should be prepared for volatility as the Fed rolls out its decision on rates this Wednesday, Woods said.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The self-sanitizing pod is equipped with a power-washing system that cleans and disinfects the toilet and the floor for a few minutes after each use.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The all-in-one dock cleans the spinning dual mops with hot water, dries them with warm air to prevent musty smells, and automatically drains and refills the water tank.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • When Schaesta Ama outs him and kicks him out of their home, Payam comes to Mansur’s aide (albeit temporarily) but does not invite him up into his caste for more than an afternoon.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • At first the killer is revealed to be Miss Scarlet (Lesley Ann Warren), and Wadsworth outs himself as FBI.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
  • If that proves to be the case, the party would hold between 224 and 234 seats next Congress.
    — Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • A couple in crisis wakes to find their apartment sealed off by a mysterious, unbreakable substance.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Every morning, Chef wakes Tony with a bucket of cold seawater.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Mortgage interest rates are climbing faster than a squirrel scaling a tree after my dog chases it.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Be the man who chases, not the man who laughs with the group.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The moment when the audience gets up, goes to the restroom, orders drinks, and chats in the hallway.
    — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
  • At one point, Noe gets up from the table and walks into his old bedroom.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If your team is afraid to name real weaknesses, or if leadership dismisses uncomfortable truths, the analysis won’t do what it’s meant to do.
    — Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Risks, but not existential ones Not everyone dismisses the risk quite so bluntly, though.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Turns out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20out. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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