TURN IN Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

turn in

verb

Definition of turn in

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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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 The case against the three remaining deputies took an unusual turn in late 2025 when Jones Dickson opted to seek indictments against the men from a grand jury. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Sepp Kuss and Matteo Jorgenson played similar roles on Visma, with Kuss in particular turning in another strong supporting performance, metronomic in the high mountains. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Last year, the Pentagon attempted to impose major restrictions on journalists working inside the Pentagon, which, in turn, led most news outlets to turn in their access badges and walk out rather than agree to the new rules. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 The Mets entered this season overhauling a roster that choked away the best record in the league last summer, which turned in a league-high $329 million payroll. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn in

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Giudice survived prison, divorce and years of family warfare without relinquishing her place at the center of New Jersey.

— Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
The central distinguishing feature of the Saudi model is its refusal to relinquish sensitive components of the nuclear fuel cycle—above all, uranium enrichment—to multinational ownership or control.

— Yoel Guzansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of relinquish

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The department currently possesses 49 drones, but an unspecified number are set to be retired and replaced by the new acquisitions.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Milwaukee reliever Grant Anderson threw a one-two-three seventh and got the first out of the eighth, Abner Uribe retired two batters in the eighth, and closer Trevor Megill retired the side in order with a strikeout in the ninth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of retire

Verb

And that Grayson discouraged his fellow deputy from rendering aid.

— Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Countless vigilantes have taken to the roadways armed with trash bags, spray paint, laser pointers, and power drills to render the surveillance poles useless, resulting in arrests and investigations by police.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 July 2026

Definition of render

Verb

The three prospects surrendered by Los Angeles are pocket change in the grand scheme of things.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
Green Bay’s season ended with a 31-27 los s to the rival Chicago Bears in the NFC wild card playoffs, a game in which the Packers surrendered 25 fourth-quarter points after building a 21-3 halftime lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrender

Verb

Upon being asked to bend the knee, Aegon delivers a fiery speech asserting his magnificence.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Public firms that most fully internalized MSV—treating the current stock price as the master metric and stakeholders as constraints—often delivered mediocre long-term results and were disciplined by the market itself.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of deliver

Verb

The shooting investigation was turned over to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, in keeping with department policy.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 July 2026
The suspect faces criminal charges, while the five migrants who were shepherded across the border were arrested and turned over to the Canada Border Services Agency.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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