1
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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2
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
Kirkmeyer turned in the boxes of petitions to the Colorado Secretary of State on Monday.
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Penn previously won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2004 for his turn in Clint Eastwood's crime drama Mystic River.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Less than 24 hours before the election booths were set to open, Lake County Board District 16 candidate Juan Beto Ruiz was once again off the ballot, another turn in a case that has fluctuated back and forth for weeks.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Two Charlotte food halls are getting their turn in the national spotlight for their variety of must-try eats and commitment to the local community.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Penn previously won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2004 for his turn in Clint Eastwood's crime drama Mystic River.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Less than 24 hours before the election booths were set to open, Lake County Board District 16 candidate Juan Beto Ruiz was once again off the ballot, another turn in a case that has fluctuated back and forth for weeks.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Two Charlotte food halls are getting their turn in the national spotlight for their variety of must-try eats and commitment to the local community.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn in
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The plan calls for Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza to relinquish their weapons, placing the responsibility of all arms in the hands of a new governing authority.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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Microsoft relinquished its right to be OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider, but retained a clause that requires all of OpenAI’s API calls, or calls to access its AI models, to be routed through Azure, the reporting noted.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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Indonesia was already struggling to meet targets to retire coal plants early, with financing delays even before the Iran war.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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As his mentors retired and left political office, Rubio promised to toe the line.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Guten singled out the defense’s witness, Beatty, as too biased to render an impartial assessment, characterizing the social worker’s testimony as advocacy, not an expert opinion.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Across his multimedia practice, Aram’s project is one of disrupting the habits of classification that render aesthetic judgment perfunctory.—
Julian Stern,
Artforum,
24 Mar. 2026
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According to a complicated lawsuit filed late last year in New York by CIM, the Real Deal news website reported, Goodtime had been in default of the loan for months, and negotiations were underway to surrender control of the property in lieu of a formal foreclosure.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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After the successful defense of the city, the Portuguese governor extended amnesty to all rebels who surrendered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Planes also play a critical role in elections, getting voting materials and ballots to and from rural precincts such as Beaver and in delivering ballots for thousands of Alaskans who vote by mail -- some in places where in-person voting is not available.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Broader political settlements are much more successful at delivering peace.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, residents and business owners packed city hall to ask questions about what could happen to the area if the city's operations are turned over to Paulding County—a move mandated by SB 630.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The body has been turned over to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause and manner of death of the man.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Turn in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20in. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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