1
as in to relinquish
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
a gentleman bandit who graciously asked his victims to render their wallets to his safe possession
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2
as in to reproduce
to make an exact likeness of
rendered Thomas Jefferson's signature for use on an array of gift items
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3
as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the witness convincingly rendered her version of events in just a few words
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Recent Examples of render
The passengers dutifully put on their oxygen masks and buckled their seatbelts only to be rendered utterly helpless by the plane going up in flames.
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Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Without subpoena power, the NCAA is rendered helpless in these cases.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The upward pressure on prices as a result of high U.S. labor costs would render domestic manufacturing nearly impossible, presenting Apple with a dilemma, Bajarin said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 May 2025
Thanks to moisture-locking humectants (like propanediol), the featherlight liquid feels hydrating and comfortable—a surprising feat for a foundation that's so budge-proof—while soft-focus pigments render imperfections nearly invisible.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 15 May 2025
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Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Without subpoena power, the NCAA is rendered helpless in these cases.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The upward pressure on prices as a result of high U.S. labor costs would render domestic manufacturing nearly impossible, presenting Apple with a dilemma, Bajarin said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 May 2025
Thanks to moisture-locking humectants (like propanediol), the featherlight liquid feels hydrating and comfortable—a surprising feat for a foundation that's so budge-proof—while soft-focus pigments render imperfections nearly invisible.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 15 May 2025
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In the end, Piastri was forced to relinquish second place too as his teammate Lando Norris swept past him on newer, faster tires once all the cars had bunched up at the end of the race behind the safety car.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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There are any number of reasons why owners may choose to relinquish a pet.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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Set in the dystopian society of Gilead, The Handmaid’s Tale follows June (aka Offred) as she’s forced to reproduce with a high-ranking commander, all while secretly plotting to overthrow the totalitarian government and reunite with the daughter who was taken from her.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Per court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the band alleged that the use of the 1994 was unauthorized, along with the company reproducing an advertisement that was very similar to the 2002 music video directed by Spike Jonze.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Nancy Preis, Opera in the Ozarks general director, will describe the new, state-of-the-art theater built with funds from the Walton Family Foundation at Inspiration Point outside Eureka Springs.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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The first three have to do with the yield curve, which describes the structure of interest rates (yields) in the Treasury market.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The new concoction was to be delivered via twice-monthly infusions — though each treatment would take longer, pushing the medicine into Elissa’s body for eight or nine hours at a time.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Jost and co-anchor Michael Che returned to their annual season-finale tradition of writing and being forced to deliver wildly inappropriate jokes for each other.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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But many others require clinicians to copy and paste transcripts, adding friction instead of removing it.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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To Goldsborough, the fact that Joker's behavior got copied by his peers reveals the strength of these monkeys' drive to learn from others, even if the behavior doesn't completely make sense or have an obvious, immediate benefit.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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What to Know Khamenei's remarks on Saturday underscored his enduring hostility toward U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and portrayed Washington as a destabilizing force.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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While his move was viewed as replacing elderly incumbents with younger, more dynamic members, and portrayed as a growing generational divide within the Democratic Party, Hogg said Sunday that his focus was never specifically on age.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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In many prison camps, the lowest level of security in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), cell phones are so prevalent that those who recently surrender can have one within days of arriving on the compound.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The chilling exchange was part of a series of radio transmissions between Russian forces that Ukrainian officials say provide further evidence that Russian superiors are ordering soldiers to execute surrendering Ukrainian troops in violation of international law.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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Elias’ main strategy has been to replicate the success of his former team, the Houston Astros, who reached the AL Championship seven straight years from 2017-2023 while winning two World Series.—
Paul Bledsoe,
Baltimore Sun,
21 May 2025
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As an organism grows older, and its cells continue to replicate, the chances of cancerous mutations increase.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 May 2025
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