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as in to relinquish
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
reluctantly turned the ship over to the first mate while he went below to try to stop the leak
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as in to hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
turned the evidence over to the police
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as in to overturn
to turn on one's side or upside down
don't try to tell me the bucket turned over all by itself
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Recent Examples of turnover
Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
The Sun Devils had multiple stretches of at least three minutes without field goals as the Horned Frogs forced 14 turnovers and made life difficult in the paint.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2025
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
Under the law, such evidence must be turned over by prosecutors.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The Huskies also won the turnover battle forcing 12 for 13 points while giving up 10 for just four points to South Carolina.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
The Sun Devils had multiple stretches of at least three minutes without field goals as the Horned Frogs forced 14 turnovers and made life difficult in the paint.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
The family turned over her journals, artwork – and text messages that revealed a dark layer beneath the relationship between Petito and Laundrie in the lead-up to and during their cross-country road trip.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
Under the law, such evidence must be turned over by prosecutors.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
Noun
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Their rotation is thin, and that's been an issue for a few years now.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Yankees were deep in the Juan Soto trenches, while the Red Sox were clear that bolstering their rotation was their first priority.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In fact, the deal’s toughest opponents argued that America had traded them away too soon: The pressure was working so well that if the U.S. had just kept it up, the Iranian regime might have permanently relinquished its entire nuclear program or, better yet, collapsed.—
Edward Fishman,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Craig, who made his Bond debut in 2006's Casino Royale, relinquished his license to kill and retired his 007 with No Time to Die.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Flagg only played 23 1/2 minutes as Duke handed Illinois the most lopsided loss in program history.—
Mike Fitzpatrick,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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That handed Google specifically, and Android in general, the lead in generative artificial intelligence on mobile devices.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As of now, there is no case before the Supreme Court directly seeking to overturn Obergefell.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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While a regional court in Cologne initially recognized four of Birkenstock’s shoe models as works of applied art and granted the company’s orders in 2017, a higher regional court in the city later overturned the orders on appeal in 2022.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But since May 2023, that dynamic has flipped, giving consumers more buying power.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Now that Grapefruit League games have begun, here are some tidbits from the first two weeks in Red Sox camp: Alex Bregman’s position and the trickle-down effect Since arriving a week ago, Bregman has taken infield work at both second and third, flipping almost every other day at each position.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The fusion of blockchain, AI and decentralized governance models is already disrupting some industries, and those who embrace these changes could be at the forefront of the digital revolution.—
Daniel Levy,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Syria and Libya are very different countries, but Libya, too, experienced an Arab Spring revolution that pitted multiple armed groups against a longtime dictator.—
Maha Yahya,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The state asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to toss out Glossip's conviction and sentence, arguing that the errors committed during the trial rendered both flaws.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2025
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On the display side, the 6400 enables True Color Accuracy, allowing screens to render more lifelike colors.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PCMAG,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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However, another franchise mark is much more in the crosshairs for Werenski: His two assists on Saturday put him at 256 in his career, leaving him only two short of matching Rick Nash’s franchise record with the Blue Jackets.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Jayhawks played one of their most dominant games of the season, with the walk-ons entering with around three minutes left.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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