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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
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
There was significant staff turnover following the 2023 season, including a messy breakup with defensive coordinator Wink Martindale and the firing of special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey, but Kafka remained and was promoted to assistant head coach/offensive coordinator.
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Transfer proponents want millions of acres of federal land to be turned over to state management.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Jayson Tatum notched a double-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists but was responsible for eight of Boston’s 15 turnovers.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
There was significant staff turnover following the 2023 season, including a messy breakup with defensive coordinator Wink Martindale and the firing of special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey, but Kafka remained and was promoted to assistant head coach/offensive coordinator.
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
During the trial, the defense uncovered that Morrissey had not disclosed a cache of bullets that had been turned over to investigators in March.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Transfer proponents want millions of acres of federal land to be turned over to state management.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
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The Phoenix Suns’ center rotation was in a dire state less than 24 hours ago.Evan Sidery, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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However, adding depth to their rotation behind Skubal (like Stroman) would be a big boost.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Textor would choose to relinquish his position on the Palace board in the event that Sportsbank’s investment in Eagle is completed.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Angela later relinquished the creative director title.Clare Fisher, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Last summer, at the time a photo of Lionel Messi blessing him at barely six months old resurfaced and went viral, Lamine won the Euros with La Roja in Germany ahead of being handed the Golden Boy gong by Tutto Sport and the Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d'Or ceremony.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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The Creole restaurant was handed a yellow placard for several health code violations.Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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Evidence stored in the kits, sometimes for decades, allowed cold cases to be solved and wrongful convictions to be overturned.Sheila McClear, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Fani Willis, a state prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, similarly charged Mr. Trump in a case related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results there.Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
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Still, the new contract hadn't been executed by the time the calendar flipped to 2025, and PAD Atlanta and the city were trading words again through social media and a press release.Kristal Dixon, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Shortly before the calendar flipped from 2024 to 2025, the Baltimore Orioles learned their association with Corbin Burnes was a one-year partnership just like the New York Yankees and their time with Juan Soto.Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Author of 'Swarm Troopers: How small drones will conquer the world,' following cutting-edge military technology in general and the drone warfare revolution in particular.David Hambling, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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But along the way, all this digging sparked a revolution in thinking about the age of the planet.Caroline Winterer / Made by History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Visual Medium Has a Message How does the medium in which an image is rendered, its materiality, shape our perception of the subject matter?JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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During the keynote, Huang stated that for one of its demonstrations, the GPU only had to render 2 million pixels in a scene that contained 33 million pixels, with all of the remaining pixels generated by AI.Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
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However, when left upright, they can be worn under wider pants.Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
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When Wiles left for Las Vegas for a couple days — along with inner circle dwellers Chris LaCivita, Taylor Budowich, Tony Fabrizio and James Blair — people nudged Trump into selecting several hires.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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