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show up

verb

  1. to reveal or be revealed clearly
  2. tr to expose or reveal the faults or defects of by comparison
  3. informal.
    tr to put to shame; embarrass

    he showed me up in front of my friends

  4. informal.
    intr to appear or arrive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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In another unforgettable image from the finale, Laurie shows up to dinner with her friends after a day of staving off an alcohol-and-life-choices hangover.

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It showed up at church potlucks under domed foil lids, in school lunch trays beside pools of canned peaches, and on our weeknight table with unfussy regularity.

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Lutnick showed up on CBS' "Face the Nation" and babbled so incoherently about robots and manufacturing and "tiny screws" that you had to wonder if someone put something in his morning coffee.

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It does not appear to have stopped families showing up in force to see it.

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She’s a testament to the fact that although fans might not want to wait for new music or to see her perform live, they’ll excitedly show up for her whenever she’s ready.

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