turns over

verb

Definition of turns overnext
present tense third-person singular of turn over
1
as in relinquishes
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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2
as in leaves
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another turned the evidence over to the police

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3
as in turns turtle
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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4
as in flips
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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Recent Examples of turns over Your creativity turns over a new leaf today! —Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns over
  1. relinquishes
  2. leaves
  3. flips
  4. renders
  5. hands
  6. overturns
  7. turns in
  8. gives
Verb
  • In a street vacation, the city relinquishes the right of way or public service easement to an adjacent property owner or owners.
    — Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of relinquishes
Verb
  • The funding pause leaves many new homeowners in high-flood risk areas scrambling for protection and could halt the processing of current damage claims.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That leaves Wednesday’s release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting as the main economic report to watch in the coming week as the central bank is self-funded and unaffected by the shutdown.
    — Danny Bakst, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
Definition of leaves
Verb
  • The movie flips the perspective to the teacher and follows an entire day.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Saturday, though, the script flips and Louisville wins by 4 points.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Definition of flips
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  • Concerns that safe storage renders guns insufficiently accessible during emergencies is valid, experts told CNN in a 2021 report.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This level of violence renders concerns about AI’s racial biases in beauty technology trivial by comparison.
    — Essence, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of renders
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  • Satya Nadella hands him marketing, operations, and the title of CEO of Microsoft's commercial business.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Strong secondary Single-digit jersey numbers are so coveted that Lewis hands them out personally rather than leaving it to SDSU’s equipment manager.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Definition of hands
Verb
  • The new work overturns that picture.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The decision overturns a ruling by a lower-court judge in 2023 who had declared the law unconstitutional after previously blocking it from taking effect in 2021.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of overturns
Verb
  • This dual function allows the insect to execute dramatic maneuvers — up to 96-degree turns in 50 milliseconds — while propelling itself at speeds of 120 body lengths per second, a performance comparable to the acrobatic saccades of fruit flies in air.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Bitcoin has been trading sideways in recent weeks as other cryptocurrency ecosystems such as Ethereum and Solana take their turns in the spotlight.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Definition of turns in
Verb
  • If the thought of budgeting gives you a headache, there's another way to approach managing your money without tracking every expense or obsessing over spreadsheets.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Mercifully, Marlon gives Lee a chance to prove he can be trusted.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of gives

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