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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
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
Retailers, generally, have a high rate of annual turnover among selling associates — some sources list the rate in the 20 percent range — and need to offer better pay, flexible hours and appealing career paths.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Netanyahu accuses Hamas of violating ceasefire Earlier on Tuesday Netanyahu accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire by turning over some wrong remains in a process of returning the bodies of hostages to Israel.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Young was able to fight off that early turnover and lead an impressive 10-play, 76-yard touchdown drive on the next series.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
Retailers, generally, have a high rate of annual turnover among selling associates — some sources list the rate in the 20 percent range — and need to offer better pay, flexible hours and appealing career paths.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Hamas has turned over the living hostages and more than half of the deceased.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Netanyahu accuses Hamas of violating ceasefire Earlier on Tuesday Netanyahu accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire by turning over some wrong remains in a process of returning the bodies of hostages to Israel.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
Noun
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One of the Atlanta Braves' biggest priorities this offseason needs to be improving their starting rotation.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Another seminarian organized a rotation to watch the kids on campus while Rochelle was in class.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet, despite this military setback, the militia in Lebanon shows no intention of relinquishing its weapons.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Georgia Tech led 17-14 before the Wolfpack’s Cody Hardy scored his second touchdown of the first half, and NC State (5-4, 2-3) never relinquished the lead from there.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Finally, there’s the fact that the Blazers are handing him the gig, with Clingan playing 30 minutes in the opener against Minnesota.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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With 43 seconds on the clock and a timeout in his back pocket, Albin chose the conservative route, handing the ball off twice and forgoing a Hail Mary to send the game to the half knotted up.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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Writing for the 4-3 majority of the court, Justice Shawn Womack overturned a decision by 16th Judicial Circuit Judge Holly Meyer requiring the Cleburne County Clerk to count the signatures on the petition and certify the measure, which had initially been pushed for the 2024 election.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Helm topples trees, uproots crops, overturns feed stacks, steals loose blankets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Voters will decide whether to pass Proposition 50, a ballot initiative redrawing California’s congressional districts to flip five House seats from Republican to Democratic in next year’s midterms.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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In August 2020, five orcas chased a juvenile white shark, pushed it to the surface, and flipped it onto its back.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the wake of the accident, and others related to air traffic control, some called to integrate the powerful technologies behind the AI automation revolution.—
Eoin Higgins,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Here’s What Real Pro-Family Policy Looks Like Today, some political leaders want to reverse that revolution.—
Stephanie Psaki,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Black can then be found on the tongue and laces, while the midsole is rendered in off-white.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Even leaving these facts aside, neither the doctrinaire socialism nor militant Islam have ever improved any place on earth, and New York City will not be the first.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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To keep her safe Hekate’s mother leaves her in the underworld with the goddess Styx and Hades.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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