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show up

verb

to reveal or be revealed clearly
tr to expose or reveal the faults or defects of by comparison
informal.
tr to put to shame; embarrass
he showed me up in front of my friends
informal.
intr to appear or arrive

Even then, most of us doubted he would show up and actually sign the papers allowing him to enter the 1992 New Hampshire primary.

How the hell does somebody show up at a David Duke organized event in 2002 and claim ignorance?

“You may be the only person at that rally,” Bratton said of those who planned to show up.

In the mid-1990s, some visitors did begin to show up due to the construction efforts of Osama Bin Laden.

The indicted are not going to show up at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh to surrender to federal marshals.

"I thought probably some more of our friends would show up," he said, after a quick survey.

Curt as is the cable it has yet scope to show up a little more of our great K.'s outfit.

You can imagine how much court'd be held if all white suspects was to be let go on their word that they'd show up for trial.

The duke was thinking he'd been doing pretty well till the king come to show up, but after that he didn't think so so much.

What we want is to go out of here quiet, and talk this show up, and sell the rest of the town!

April 18, 2024petrichor

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