turned in

verb

past tense of turn in
1
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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2
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 The Sacramento Kings turned in an embarrassing performance in the NBA Summer League on Tuesday. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Star players like Norway’s Erling Haaland, England’s Harry Kane, France’s Kylian Mbappe, and Argentina’s Lionel Messi have turned in dramatic performances. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026 Old and new De La Rosa turned in her orange and left her role as an official housewife after the second season in 2007. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 9 July 2026 The longtime anchor turned in-house animal advocate revealed she is laid up, with not one but two hernias. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 On the mound, Trevor McDonald turned in his best outing of the year, allowing just one hit over six shutout innings. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Teen has history of violence, juvenile records show The teen was in court June 30 after he was turned in by his parent, the sheriff's office said. — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 June 2026 Their plan was thwarted when one of the group members, a 19-year-old living at home with his parents, was turned in to local police by his parents for concerning behavior and firearms purchases. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 June 2026 Travelers turned in their seats to their neighbors. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned in
  1. relinquished
  2. retired
  3. rendered
  4. settled
  5. surrendered
  6. bedded
  7. delivered
  8. napped
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  • The sculptures were among 34 Southeast Asian antiquities voluntarily relinquished by the collector in 2021 after investigators determined they had been looted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • In 2021, the unnamed collector who bought them voluntarily relinquished for repatriation nearly three dozen Cambodian and Southeast Asian antiquities purchased from Latchford between 2003 and 2007.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of relinquished
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  • Though raced throughout the season, the car was subsequently retired for an extended period because of rule modifications.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 July 2026
  • She was considered more vulnerable than Perdue after being appointed to replace Johnny Isakson, who retired because of health issues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of retired
Verb
  • Even for those in the financial ‘elite’ that Newcastle hope to join soon, vast transfer spending has rendered sales increasingly integral.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • The project was born from Hebden’s long-running Spotify playlist, which has swelled to more than 2,300 songs and 192 hours of music in its decade of existence, and whose title is also rendered in a perpetually changing string of Wingdings.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
Definition of rendered
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  • Although Medicaid funding is flowing again to Planned Parenthood, the fierce debate over the prominent reproductive health provider is far from settled.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
  • The Zach Werenski situation spiraled into a vetoed trade to the Stars, then settled.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of settled
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  • Digging deeper, Ober has surrendered eight of 13 home runs this year to 132 batters faced on the road, including coughing up six to 73 lefties.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • One knee sock had surrendered and slipped several inches lower than the other.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of surrendered
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  • The four-bladed head had severed big arteries and was bedded against the hip bone.
    — Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 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
Definition of bedded
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  • American viewers are used to seeing their football coverage delivered by Brits and/or other Europeans.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Grid Dynamics says the platform has delivered measurable gains, including inspection cycles up to 1,000 times faster and anomaly detection 24 times quicker in industrial deployments.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of delivered
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  • Toast, a goldendoodle, napped in a wagon pulled by her owner Laura Jaworski.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • My newfound fear of heights quickly disappeared when Tommy napped.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Definition of napped

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