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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for render
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The United States has offered Iran a 15-point proposal for a ceasefire that includes it relinquishing control of the strait, but at the same time has ordered thousands more troops to the region — possibly in preparation for a military attempt to wrest the waterway from Iran.—
David Rising,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Bohm’s lawsuit demands at least $3 million in damages and that his parents relinquish control of the accounts.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 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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Rabbi Irwin Kula, the panel’s moderator, asked the participants to describe their biggest fear or nightmare.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, Contra Costa County investigators searched a ravine and found the ladder Matthew Muller described using to climb into a family's house weeks after the March 2015 attack on Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The other standout was the breakfast basket that gets delivered like clockwork to your room each morning, including fresh pastries, muesli, fruit, yogurt, eggs, coffee, and juice.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Jaime, who had on a yellow reflective vest and a helmet, held up his phone near his supervisor’s and, courtesy of the FarEye app, instantly received the coördinates for the packages—a total of forty-five—he’d be delivering.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
30 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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Boston College pledge, junior Maddie Richey surrendered just 1 hit over 4 innings while striking out 8 for Country Day (4-2 overall, 1-0 confernece).—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Caleb Elliott surrendered his teaching license and remains in jail on multiple federal charges.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Vidovic noted the RedHawks are not trying to replicate the 2025 season because few teams could do that.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Given the large number of draft-eligible people, which should include women, there would be necessary and inevitable deferments, exemptions and other mechanisms that would essentially replicate the situation of previous drafts.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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