Obtain and Turn up

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Obtain verb - To receive as return for effort.

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Turn up and obtain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turn up" instead a verb "Obtain".

Nearby Words: obtained, obtainable, obtaining

Turn up verb - Find by digging in the ground.

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Obtain and turn up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obtain" instead a verb "Turn up".

Much of the lore comes down from rural areas in the 1930's, when such ingredients were much easier to obtain than they would be today (or not: a random Google search can and will turn up various shops selling such items online, many disturbingly authentic).

Source: Eye of Newt

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