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put in an appearance

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  1. Also, make an appearance. Be present, especially for a short time, as in We were hoping the rock star would put in an appearance, but she didn't show up, or She was tired and didn't want to go to the party, but decided she had to make an appearance. [Second half of 1600s]

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Margot Robbie and Guy Pearce, both Hollywood stars who cut their teeth in the fictional suburb of Erinsborough, put in an appearance for the grand farewell.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Harris was here just last fall, though it’s been a few years since President Joe Biden has put in an appearance.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Biden put in an appearance in Monterey Park, a city of about 60,000 people just east of Los Angeles, less than two months after a horrific mass shooting there.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2023

The Muppets put in an appearance on the season premiere of the mini-golf competition “Holey Moley.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2022

Showing it all around, he ended up in front of his older son, who during the past few days had barely put in an appearance in the laboratory.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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