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 Good finish Walker Buehler turned in his second consecutive quality start. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Earlier this summer, those organizations turned in more than 4,500 signatures to force a vote on the project. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026 Stidham turned in a sharp and efficient performance Friday, completing 9 of 15 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 To track a ballot’s progress once it is turned in, voters can sign up to receive updates from the Supervisor of Elections Office. — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 Both teams turned in defensive gems in the second inning, though only one resulted in an out. — CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Pattern of collisions on high-speed road The block of Sheldon Road where Kaur turned in front of Lopez appears safer than the intersections that bookend it, where clusters of crashes have occurred. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Apple turned in another solid earnings report overall for the June 2026 quarter, which marks the last earnings period for outgoing CEO Tim Cook. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 July 2026 Club name Salesforce is one of our best performers on Friday, while Workday , Intuit and Adobe also turned in strong days. — Kevin Stankiewicz,natasha Abellard,jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 July 2026

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There have been small changes to the ownership structures of Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in the last decade but without control ever being relinquished.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
While Russia has relinquished some control of the area to China following its invasion of Ukraine, Russia still plays a key role in Chinese shipping vessels’ passage through the route.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of relinquished

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Muriel Gonzalez, president of The Vitamin Shoppe, has retired from the health and wellness specialty chain , WWD has learned.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 23 Aug. 2026
His work complete, Gorman retired with Brind’Amour’s blessing and is now figuring out what’s next.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

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ChatGPT, however, rendered the scene using sterile, abstract terminology.

— Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
In a Texas hospital this week, doctors performed a complex, high-risk, open-heart surgery on a 6-day-old boy born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare congenital condition that rendered part of his heart underdeveloped.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of rendered

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The suspect surrendered to officers in a home's driveway, and he was taken into custody.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Washington Capitals Despite barely even being a functional hockey team for the first decade or so of their existence, the Caps have only surrendered one three-point debut in their history, and that one came on opening night in 2000.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrendered

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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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Though Sex and the City ended two entire decades ago, many of her most valuable life lessons—usually delivered via purring, zingy one-liners, either with a dirty martini in one hand or while waving a fork over brunch—feel just as relevant today.

— Daisy Jones, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2026
Cloverleaf, a real estate developer founded in 2024, has built a pipeline of projects across North America and delivered multiple gigawatt-scale developments.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

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