turn in

verb

Definition of turn innext
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 Arvell Reese turned in a dominant performance with Hall of Fame New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor in attendance, then downplayed it. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Several Fort Worth-area running backs turned in big performances in Week 6. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 John also doesn’t turn in Sheriff Kerry (Kelly Macdonald) for killing Hal, arguing that’s what Hal would’ve wanted. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026 But roughly eight months after the campaign turned in those signatures, Hoskins rejected the measure from the ballot and Missouri held its primary elections using the 2025 map. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn in
  1. relinquish
  2. retire
  3. render
  4. surrender
  5. deliver
  6. turn over
Verb
  • Moon, meanwhile, is struggling at school but on the precipice of adulthood; as the young woman begins to make her own decisions in life, Yue must relinquish a degree of maternal responsibility.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • With all the characters in the show, but with Margaret in particular, there’s this exploration of losing control, taking control and relinquishing control.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of relinquish
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  • That’s a notable turn from just a few years ago, when Fortune reported that boomers remained fixated on retiring in Florida even as rising costs priced many of their peers out.
    — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • King retired four of his first five batters before walking William Contreras and Brice Turang.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of retire
Verb
  • Two decades ago, Nvidia was largely known for manufacturing the GPUs that allowed computers to render 3D graphics on videogames.
    — Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Cress agreed with Sacramento County prosecutors, who argued Kaur did not get out of her sport utility vehicle to check on the unconscious Lopez after striking his motorcycle or attempt to render aid.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of render
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  • This is a place to take a risk, to surrender, and at the very least, to experience something that can only happen for you in that moment — something altogether fleeting that is just yours.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Within a minute of the puck hitting the ice, the Dons surrendered the first breakaway.
    — Richie McGinniss, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of surrender
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  • Earlier this year, the Dutch adaptation launched on RTL4 to more than 1 million viewers and a Polish version delivered TVN’s biggest primetime launch in five years, according to TF1.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Moscow — By agreeing to open Russia’s taps and release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel into a starving global market, the Kremlin has achieved something that raw military might on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine could never deliver.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliver
Verb
  • Bakker was forced to resign from his empire, turning over operations to pastor and broadcaster Jerry Falwell.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Muse and dots may not be a seamless experience either, given Muse has already been blocked by Amazon and both require users to turn over access to private systems, but their popularity already suggests markets are watching closely.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of turn over

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“Turn in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20in. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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