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 Both used the powers of their offices to block or delay a referendum campaign that turned in more than 300,000 signatures to force a statewide vote on the map. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026 The pair allegedly turned in the fraudulent petitions to several petition coordinators, in order to receive payments from a petition management company. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The bogus petitions were turned in by Brass and Herron to petition coordinators. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Pérez turned in a stellar outing after escaping a major jam in the first. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 One of the first passenger tires tested turned in a disappointing wet-weather braking result. — Michael Febbo, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026 Ballots can also be turned in to early voting locations and to the Broward County Supervisor of Elections, at 4650 NW 21st Ave. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 After his shortest outing of the season last Friday, Webb turned in six strong innings with six strikeouts. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 Good finish Walker Buehler turned in his second consecutive quality start. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned in
  1. relinquished
  2. retired
  3. rendered
  4. settled
  5. surrendered
  6. bedded
  7. delivered
  8. napped
Verb
  • Suwarso relinquished his standard four-ticket allocation for the game.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Fast forward two years, and Variety reported that Unwell had dropped Hot Mess and relinquished all rights to the show, giving Earle the freedom to pursue new opportunities.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of relinquished
Verb
  • After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Bob Green, now retired, was the first detective assigned to Erica’s case.
    — Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of retired
Verb
  • Her handwriting and symbol were briefly rendered at football-field scale.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Something about the skylights transports me to a bygone New York rendered by cinema.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of rendered
Verb
  • In the 10th game, with Paul serving at 4-5, Alcaraz settled into his goldilocks zone, about eight feet behind the baseline.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • No nominations are going to be awarded this time, since that's already been settled by primary contests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of settled
Verb
  • However, last fall, the Bengals surrendered the fourth-most receiving yards to RBs.
    — Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Police said Warburton exited the home and surrendered after about 90 minutes of negotiations.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 8 Sep. 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
Definition of bedded
Verb
  • Robinson delivered his from a straight-up stance, producing something sharp and with less body movement.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • For example, diesel prices have hit record highs above $6 a gallon, which pushes up the cost of shipping for groceries and other goods delivered by truck.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of delivered
Verb
  • Some napped under trees, while others rested behind trash and recycling cans.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Toast, a goldendoodle, napped in a wagon pulled by her owner Laura Jaworski.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Definition of napped

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“Turned in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20in. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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