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SHOW UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Appear or become visible; make a showing
Example:
I hope the list key is going to surface again
Synonyms:
come on; come out; show up; surface; turn up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "show up" is one way to...):
appear (come into sight or view)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be or become visible or noticeable
Example:
The dirty side will show
Synonyms:
show; show up
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "show up" is one way to...):
appear (come into sight or view)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show up"):
register (show in one's face)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence example:
The moon will soon show up
Context examples:
However, some pollutants can cause diseases that show up much later, such as respiratory diseases or cancer.
(Indoor Air Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency)
Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) In the past 30 days, how often have you had to make an emergency phone call or show up at the clinic without an appointment?
(COMM - Emergency Phone Call or Clinic Visit, NCI Thesaurus)
Emotional and behavioral problems show up even with low exposure to lead, and as blood lead levels increase in children, so do the problems, according to research funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
(Lead in kids’ blood linked with behavioral and emotional problems, NIH)
A microscope (device used to magnify small objects) in which objects are lit at a very low angle from the side so that the background appears dark and the objects show up against this dark background.
(Dark-field microscope, NCI Dictionary)
Just as there are elements which rest, yet when in nature's course they move on their way and they touch—then pouf! and there comes a flash of light, heaven wide, that blind and kill and destroy some; but that show up all earth below for leagues and leagues.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The tracer is absorbed evenly in areas of the lung where the blood flow is normal and these areas show up with the tracer distributed evenly.
(Lung Perfusion Scan, NCI Thesaurus)
An eclipse is strong for 6 to 12 months, but you would see shifts show up shortly after it occurs.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Rare disorders like Noonan syndrome often show up in people’s appearance that is recognizable with artificial intelligence.
(Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used to Diagnose Rare Disorders with Just A Picture, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Also, examine your bank and credit card statements carefully for errors or unauthorized charges, for they tend to show up in greater frequency during Mercury retrograde periods.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
