1
as in to relinquish
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
turned in the banned assault rifle to the police
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2
as in to retire
to go to one's bed in order to sleep
it's almost midnight, so it's time to turn in
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Recent Examples of turn in
Then, the very first week of classes, my daughter’s senior dues had to be turned in.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
Britt Lower won Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her turn in Severance.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
If all goes well, Poggi’s two-game turn in the spotlight will be a footnote at the end of Michigan’s season.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Justin Verlander went bar-for-bar with the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto as each starter turned in seven innings of one-run ball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
Britt Lower won Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her turn in Severance.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
If all goes well, Poggi’s two-game turn in the spotlight will be a footnote at the end of Michigan’s season.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Justin Verlander went bar-for-bar with the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto as each starter turned in seven innings of one-run ball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn in
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Keeping the agreement with Norris in mind, McLaren intervened in the situation by asking Piastri to relinquish second place to Norris.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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In May 2025, Kraft Heinz announced a strategic review aimed at unlocking shareholder value, and Berkshire Hathaway relinquished its board seats, signaling potential structural changes.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Maxwell pitched a scoreless, and then Connor Phillips, a relative veteran with 18 big-league appearances on his resume, worked around a walk to retire the top of the Padres’ order and earned the win following Tyler Stephenson’s homer.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Rutherford, who retired in 2021 but previously worked with Barth on certain programs, said Barth’s expertise was particularly useful in dealing with challenges that most people don’t fully consider.—
Nathan Ansell,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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This deepening also has an index in the formal features of his poetry—the ambiguity of his pronouns, the firm particularity of his register of images—which teeters between the mundane and the epiphanic, and renders this imbalance itself into view.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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When workers are used as invisible inputs in opaque AI systems that determine hiring, promotions and surveillance protocols, their autonomy can be eroded—and traditional labor rights rendered toothless.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Authorities have not yet revealed the full details of how Robinson was detained, but multiple reports suggested that his father urged him to surrender after recognizing his son in the grainy surveillance footage released by police.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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Once Bailey reached home, the official completion of a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning, Bailey surrendered himself to the moment.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Soak bedding for at least an hour, then wring it out and put it in the washing machine for washing.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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The retailer also sells an in-house line of affordable mattresses and bedding in its Wayfair Sleep collection.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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The first rapid prototype antenna was delivered in June 1998.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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After 10 tumultuous years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kadri delivered his best campaign with the Colorado Avalanche in 2021-22, posting 89 points in the regular season and finishing by hoisting the Stanley Cup.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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At the plaza, Seth Teasdale was nearby as Kirk flung some caps into the crowd, then settled into his seat under the canopy to take questions.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Cortège gestures toward that transcendence, but too often settles for the kind of veiled enchantment that follows us home through our screens.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors on Wednesday turned over photographs the victim took while on the date.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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And a chair in the middle of the tent was turned over.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Turn in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20in. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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