TURNED IN Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

turned in

verb

past tense of turn in

as in relinquished

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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as in retired

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 turned in After dropping the first two games of the road trip in Atlanta and Dallas, the Nets turned in its best performance of the season. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026 Georgia turned in one of the most dominant performances of the season in a 42-7 victory at Mississippi on Saturday. — Eric Olson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 The Dolphins turned in into a field goal that cut their deficit to 16-9. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026 The race turned in its final weeks on a Ramaswamy attack ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother, Donna Arthur, calling her daughter a liar about her childhood. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026 Even in a lopsided loss, Antetokounmpo turned in an impressive stat line of 30 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field and 10-of-15 shooting from the foul line, 12 rebounds and seven assists in 34 minutes. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 The remaining votes will come from people voting on Election Day and from absentee ballots turned in late. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Several Fort Worth-area running backs turned in big performances in Week 9. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026 Foster turned in a resignation letter, Senatobia city clerk Katie Harbin said. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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No other Dolphins defender relinquished more than 13 yards in completions on Sunday, according to PFF.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
The singer wasn’t home at the time, but others there relinquished the monkey.

— Alex Heigl, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of relinquished

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Misty seems vaguely inspired by the enduring mystique of Bobbie Gentry, the prodigious Nashville singer-songwriter who, after a few years at the top, retired from music and checked out of the public eye entirely.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Nov. 2026
Owen abruptly retired in 2024, not long after he was honored as state law enforcement officer of the year.

— Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of retired

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The fog rendered our headlamps nearly useless, blinding us more than lighting our way.

— John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026
These two components are also rendered in black, as is the rest of the sneaker save for hits of silver coming by way of glittery tongue brands, metallic eyestay clips and a portion of the midsole with only a slight amount of luster.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2026

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Quinn Sullivan started the sequence with a cross in front of goal that Indiana Vassilev settled and pulled goalkeeper William Yarbrough out of his area to find Cavan Sullivan for a close-range finish into an empty net.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Meta, TikTok and YouTube previously settled with the plaintiffs in the same suit.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of settled

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Generally, an elk will be surrounded by brush or trees, and even if a clear shot is possible, the elk’s position while bedded often offers a very small target area.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
The plants and vines have grown, the tufu limestone has mellowed, the staff have bedded in, and the feel that this is a genuine Puglian village (even though it was built entirely from scratch) has been sealed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

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Cisco Systems also fell, even as top- and bottom-line results delivered late Thursday surpassed estimates and projections for the current quarter came in ahead of expectations.

— Ananya Chetia,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026
In 2018, just two years after learning to spell, Payam delivered a message on autistic rights to 250 people at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of delivered

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The study found that participants who napped frequently, defined as most days or every day, had a 48% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who rarely or never napped.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

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