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
Ivanov’s are as vivid as any, and DeFilippis’s actors render them in all their color.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
This will render research, innovation and societal advances as dim, undetectable versions of themselves, restricting the country’s ability to lead globally in addressing the most pressing issues of our times.
—Jane M. Saks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
But that is a challenging term to render into English since terms don’t always easily map from Japanese to English.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
But the Vegitalian renders all of those arguments entirely moot, by evoking all the best parts of a meat-laden sandwich meatlessly.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
This will render research, innovation and societal advances as dim, undetectable versions of themselves, restricting the country’s ability to lead globally in addressing the most pressing issues of our times.
—Jane M. Saks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
But that is a challenging term to render into English since terms don’t always easily map from Japanese to English.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
But the Vegitalian renders all of those arguments entirely moot, by evoking all the best parts of a meat-laden sandwich meatlessly.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
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The plan calls for Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza to relinquish their weapons, placing the responsibility of all arms in the hands of a new governing authority.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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Microsoft relinquished its right to be OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider, but retained a clause that requires all of OpenAI’s API calls, or calls to access its AI models, to be routed through Azure, the reporting noted.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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They were modified, reproduced, and outfitted in showy décor, becoming a key way of getting around for working-class Filipinos.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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For species that reproduce through mass spawning, including some corals and jellyfish, accurate timekeeping is crucial.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Police released images of the suspect described as a man between 40 and 49 years of age, about 5-feet-9 to 5-feet-10, weighing about 150 pounds.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Liz’s view The world Fink describes is a less efficient and more expensive one.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Planes also play a critical role in elections, getting voting materials and ballots to and from rural precincts such as Beaver and in delivering ballots for thousands of Alaskans who vote by mail -- some in places where in-person voting is not available.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Broader political settlements are much more successful at delivering peace.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Our team is interested in finding out if dolphins also copy whistles of others who aren’t present, potentially talking about them.—
Laela Sayigh,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuits accused Suno and Udio of unlawfully copying the three companies’ sound recordings as training models for their AI models.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Federal authorities allege in an indictment that the images portrayed of dogs raised and offered for sale at the Giant German Shepherd Ranch in Hopkins County were a disguise for a place where, instead, cruelty and neglect were rampant.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Quickly afterward, though, came the denials from Iran about talks, while Iran's semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies portrayed the American president as backing down.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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According to a complicated lawsuit filed late last year in New York by CIM, the Real Deal news website reported, Goodtime had been in default of the loan for months, and negotiations were underway to surrender control of the property in lieu of a formal foreclosure.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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After the successful defense of the city, the Portuguese governor extended amnesty to all rebels who surrendered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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There are about 12,000 signs, and most are replicated in the other two restaurants.—
SYDNEY PAGE THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Muscle mimic motors Researchers at the University of Bristol have demonstrated that networks of simple mechanical motors can replicate the essential behavior of actomyosin, the molecular system responsible for muscle contraction.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Render.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/render. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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