1
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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2
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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3
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
Jeff Howe, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Staffing includes hours, weekend hours and staff and administrative turnover.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Earlier this month, Attorney General Kris Kobach sued Kelly and Howard in Shawnee County District Court, asking a judge to compel them to turn over the data.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
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Verb
This, of course, is the type of turnover that keeps organizations in constant peril.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Staffing includes hours, weekend hours and staff and administrative turnover.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
There, the migrants were turned over to TCI Border Force for processing and their eventual return to Haiti.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Earlier this month, Attorney General Kris Kobach sued Kelly and Howard in Shawnee County District Court, asking a judge to compel them to turn over the data.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
Verb
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This act was the NCAA requirement the players relinquished control over their publicity rights as a condition of eligibility.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rahm holed the shot with precious little green to work with to take a lead in the match that the Spaniard and his cherished partner, Tyrrell Hatton, never relinquished.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But around five years ago, life handed him a raw deal.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Thirty years after handing Florida State’s dynasty its first ACC defeat, was Virginia going to incite another Scott Stadium party?—
David Teel,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Another company explored the Bend and Reef deposits in 2011 and 2012, but since then no further action was taken, partially due to a mining moratorium in Wisconsin in place until the state Legislature overturned it in 2017.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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At higher speeds, the wing's element flips up, enabling a 202 mph (325 km/h) top speed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Sep. 2025
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The trajectory of the game flipped on Leo Chenal’s interception of Lamar Jackson as the defense muzzled one of the NFL’s most potent offenses.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Though the White House technically lost a lawsuit brought by the Associated Press this spring, the president was still able to spin it as a win for his base by amending the way that all wire publications were included in the routine press pool rotations.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Guests can spruce up a classic latte, americano or drip coffee with the housemade syrups — vanilla, caramel, mocha, honey lavender or a rotation of seasonal flavors.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In early January 2025, the Bureau of Land Management website explained the communities are in an area that climate change is rendering uninhabitable, mentioning climate eight times.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Miu Miu leaned into tradition, rendering argyle in a restrained palette that nodded to its country club roots.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nobody wants to be seen by voters as the cause of a shutdown that will leave many federal workers without pay and some services closed.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The photographs show how the wearable had swelled leaving no gap between his finger and the ring.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Senate Democrats are using a rare moment of political leverage to demand that the funding bill reverse looming cuts to Medicaid and lapsing Obamacare subsidies.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Democrats are also insisting on reversing cuts to Medicaid that were included the GOP’s signature tax measure earlier this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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