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verb

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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 flip
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing would you mind turning the picture over so I can see if the backing needs to be replaced

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Noun
The big picture: Only 2.5% of U.S. homes changed hands in the first eight months of 2024 — the lowest turnover rate in 30 years, Redfin analysis shows. Brianna Crane, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024 Since the brand’s first drop in August, there’s been a lot of turnover. Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
All but a handful of counties turned over the information. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 Those documents could be turned over to Congress as part of its ongoing probe into related allegations. Will Steakin, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for turnover 
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Noun
  • In November, La Real could get a closer look at Eric as Flick plans to use him in rotations expected when Barca has three big games in 12 days to contest starting with Espanyol and Sunday and concluding with a trip to the Basque region.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Healthcare students do clinical rotations at Franciscan facilities, Mazzoni said.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Their father died and their mother eventually relinquished parental rights.
    Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
  • He’s relinquished almost all aspects of life to devices up to and including giving Gromit — Wallace’s eminently capable, permanently skeptical best friend — a pat on his head.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Certainly, the competition level stiffened recently with Indiana and Ohio State handing the Cornhuskers losses in their two most recent games.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The Trump campaign first handed Harris a gift during a Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden that was intended to be a triumphant delivery of Trump’s closing message.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • If there had been a life ring at the end of the line, it had been lost when the boat all but overturned.
    Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Yes, but: Alaska voters will decide whether to overturn ranked choice voting, which was narrowly approved there in 2020.
    Meira Gebel, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Trump previously won all three states in 2016, with President Biden flipping them back in 2020.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
  • In the 2022 November election, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won reelection and Democrats flipped the state House and Senate from GOP control for the first time in 40 years.
    Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Getting an early start, Qatar Airways is the first to jump into the AI revolution with its groundbreaking AI virtual human cabin crew.
    Jennifer Stojkovic, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
  • And everybody wants a piece of this, from Microsoft and Blackrock, to all kinds of other stakeholders who are getting in on the AI revolution.
    John Werner, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Cut from soft mid-weight denim for structure and rendered in dark indigo, this full-length cut is polished enough to pair with a chic blazer and kitten heels for the office.
    Paula Lee, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Apps open a quarter-second quicker, iMovie renders slightly quicker, and image edits feel just a smidge more immediate.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Talent and literary agent Andrea Nelson Meigs will be leaving UTA at the end of the year.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Here’s everything coming to Netflix in November 2024—and what’s leaving.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024

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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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