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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
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
The Rise Of Slow Decorating In an era of rapid furniture turnover and trend chasing, slow decorating is gaining traction as a thoughtful alternative.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
By failing to turn over those distributions and not advising that distributions had been made, Campbell willfully violated the charging orders.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Online sales also continued to grow, rising from 17 to 19 percent of menswear turnover.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
The Rise Of Slow Decorating In an era of rapid furniture turnover and trend chasing, slow decorating is gaining traction as a thoughtful alternative.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
Text messages written by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum were turned over in the case and have already been made public.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
By failing to turn over those distributions and not advising that distributions had been made, Campbell willfully violated the charging orders.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
Noun
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Inspiring Lifelong Professional Growth Accelerated nursing programs allow students to discover areas of interest during clinical rotations and expose them to speciality options, leadership roles, and advanced-practice opportunities.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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If nothing else changes, Sacramento’s rotation will be clogged with aging, one-dimensional vets who can’t defend in space or keep up in transition.—
LeBron Antonio Hill,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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People do not readily relinquish authority.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Willis would never relinquish that varsity bag.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Damascus had asked Beirut to hand them over to continue their prison terms in Syria, but Lebanese judicial officials said Beirut would not release any attackers and that each must be studied and resolved separately.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The game effectively ended with an infamous play call by then-Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, who opted to have then-quarterback Russell Wilson throw the ball at the one-yard line instead of handing it off to running back Marshawn Lynch.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Knox was initially convicted of murder in 2009 and saw her conviction overturned by an Italian court in 2011.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Plans to build 83 single-family homes at the edge of Guajome Regional Park, south of state Route 76 near Oceanside’s border with Vista, were unanimously overturned Wednesday by the Oceanside City Council.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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In the finale, allegiances have flipped.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Democratic candidate Taylor Rehmet won the special election for a seat in the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a district reliably held by a Republican for over a decade.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Feb. 2026
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One of the bloodiest moments in that revolution, which deposed the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and led to the rise of the incumbent Islamist regime, occurred on September 8, 1978.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But unlike then, some of those calling for a revolution today are also pleading for American or Israeli intervention to help achieve it.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even so, Elder, in the memorandum to the commission, said a future rise in the number of household shoppers may render the parking inadequate.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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That mark and the mustache appear in brand-staple forest green, while the rest of the upper is rendered in cream, including a T-toe that appears to be constructed with rubber rather than leather.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Such vague commands, the court said, leave agents guessing how to respond during fast-moving protest situations and expose them to possible contempt sanctions.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The auction house leaves behind its more cloistered Madison Avenue home for airy galleries in an 80-foot glass atrium, as well as an opulent neoclassical rotunda in the historic Steinway Hall.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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