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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
Devin Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Some analysts cited worries about the pace of turnover as a drag on shares.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
If and when a restitution fund is created, Future Perfect intends to turn over the balance to that fund.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The fourth quarter started with Grayson still on the bench, and back-to-back turnovers to start the quarter opened the door for the Wildcats and prompted Grayson to limp to the scorer’s table.
—Devin Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Some analysts cited worries about the pace of turnover as a drag on shares.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
The driver, the drugs and the sedan were turned over to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
If and when a restitution fund is created, Future Perfect intends to turn over the balance to that fund.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
Noun
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Listen to this article Following a rash of rotation injuries to begin spring training, the Mets are having better luck with their starting staff this week.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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To minimize the disruption to the station's crew rotation schedule and on-going research, NASA opted to bump two astronauts from the next SpaceX Crew Dragon flight and to launch that mission, known as Crew 9, in late September with just two crew members on board.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 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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Coney Barrett provided the key vote, siding with the three liberal justices and Chief Justice John Roberts to hand the Trump administration a major loss.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The first came in the 2023 season; Killeen Ellison handed the Jaguars a 52-50 loss in a state semifinal.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Utley was suspended two games by MLB, but the suspension was overturned.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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According to the appeal, Sergio Correa is seeking for his conviction to be overturned and a new trial.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 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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To be honest, this afternoon didn’t flip any sort of switch for an entirely new dynamic.—
Rebekah Taussig,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The film follows Dormer as Dr. Audrey Evans, who is fighting her own revolution amidst the resistance to the Vietnam War in 1960s Philadelphia.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Saint-Domingue would launch its own revolution for independence less than a decade later, in part inspired by the Americans’ victory.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
27 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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While the haptic controls can be an annoyance, there is a feature that times out in 15 seconds and renders them inactive until a surface is pressed and held.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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So who ended up getting married, and who was left hanging?—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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The result was that when Biden came in, the Afghan army was broken in spirit, and the Taliban had brokered surrender deals with local Afghan commanders, and only had to wait for the U.S. to leave.—
Jamie McIntyre,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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