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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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3
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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Cleveland was already really good and added a legitimate rotation player on the wing who can make open shots, defend and close games if needed.—
J. Robbins, J. Edwards and D. Mayberry,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Hefner is quickly building a reputation as a coach who can help transform scuffling back-end starters into frontline rotation options, and the Mets are hoping Montas can benefit from his coaching.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Trump is especially bitter that President Carter, in 1977, entered into agreement with Panama to relinquish control of the canal by the year 1999.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Ellis hired his previous CBS Records colleague Gregg Geller, who José promptly put in charge of the Elvis Presley catalog, moving it over from Nashville, where Joe Galante was only too happy to relinquish it after the sales spike from Presley’s death in 1977 had cooled off.—
Roy Trakin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Feb. 2025
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South Africa's British rulers handed most farmland to whites.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Israel handed it to the more moderate Palestinian Authority in 2005, but it was expelled two years later by Hamas, which has courted war with Israel ever since.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The conflict over the Colorado River in many ways resembles California’s internal conflict, including an uncertainty over whether governments can overturn or ignore water rights stretching back to the 19th century.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Speaker Adams said the City Council was exploring its options in overturning the City Hall's advice.—
Dan Gooding,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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West flipped the website after the advertisement aired and replaced its previous content with just one item: The swastika T-shirt that was on sale for $20 each.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Inside, the aesthetic is flipped: Black walls, dark wood floors and a black marble bar set the tone, while a projection screen in the main lounge area shows photos of Nigerian superstar and recent EMPIRE signee Tiwa Savage, who is in town finishing her new album.—
Dan Rys,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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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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Nonetheless, an underperforming album or run of singles can render even seemingly infallible artists to the khia asylum – like, say, post-Radical Optimism Dua Lipa.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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In comparison, Steel Nomad's regular (4K) and Light (1440p) subtests focus on APIs more commonly used for game development, like Metal, DirectX 12, and Vulkan, to assess gaming geometry and particle rendering speeds.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
10 Feb. 2025
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For a supernova to leave behind a remnant, the dying star must be surrounded by ionized gases — conditions typically found in dense, star-forming regions, not in the outer reaches of a galaxy.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Oliver takes cocaine, MDMA, and pills, sexts other women, and threatens suicide if Mallory were to leave him.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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