SHOW UP (FOR) Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

show up (for)

verb

Definition of show up (for)

as in to attend

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For some people attending it, being at Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields charity music festival felt like marking their place at a historical event.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Raneem Imam of Memphis recently attended a City Council meeting to support a moratorium on new data centers.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

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