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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
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
But Knox committed a charge and had a turnover in the final minute.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
The Avalanche finally broke the scoreless deadlock late in the second when Minnesota turned over the puck behind its own net and Nazem Kadri – acquired at the trade deadline from Calgary – fed a pass to MacKinnon.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
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Noun
But player development is rarely linear, particularly at clubs where there is such a rapid turnover of players and coaches.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
But Knox committed a charge and had a turnover in the final minute.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
Confronted about what was happening to Tagovailoa’s game, and Miami’s inability to run a hurry-up offense with him behind center, McDaniel eventually benched Tagovailoa for the final three games of the season, turning over the team to rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
The Avalanche finally broke the scoreless deadlock late in the second when Minnesota turned over the puck behind its own net and Nazem Kadri – acquired at the trade deadline from Calgary – fed a pass to MacKinnon.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
Noun
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Jaquez and Smith are regulars in Miami’s bench rotation.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Carter has been in and out of coach Doug Christie rotation this season, appearing in only 26 games.—
March 10,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Our hope is that the Islamic Republic will relinquish power and transfer it to the people.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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China, historically the largest driver of the country’s overall trade deficit in goods, has relinquished its status in that regard.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Last month, in a separate case, Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal handed Lai a rare legal victory by overturning his conviction for fraud and quashing a 69-month sentence.—
Reuters 8 hr ago,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Heat was in control the rest of the way, handing the Nets their 10th straight loss.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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Seda also said that more than 100 vehicles were damaged, with some overturning on the roadside and in parking bays.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Similar laws have been overturned by courts as an unconstitutional burden on voting rights.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This free-admission museum marks the historic site where the very first McDonald’s burger was flipped in 1940.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Bots scoop up inventory, resellers flip tickets at eye‑watering markups, and regulators scramble to ban the most egregious forms of scalping.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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The monarchist movement has not governed Iran since 1979, and its corrupt, despotic leader was overthrown in the revolution.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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The second crisis stemmed from the revolution in Iran and its subsequent conflict with Iraq, which disrupted Iranian oil exporters.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Three of these factors played a key role in rendering the AXIS mission ineligible for selection.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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At the conclusion of closing arguments, the court will issue a decision or the jury will render a verdict.—
Florence Taylor Barner,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Late November through May is the dry season there, which means fewer rains to stir up the water—leaving it with some of the clearest visibility for snorkeling and diving all year.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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San Francisco put on the hardest of sells on to try to keep the talented linebacker — head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch flew to Texas to try to talk him out of leaving — but Greenlaw ultimately chose the Broncos.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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