turned in

past tense of turn in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of turned in 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned in
Verb
  • Goss voluntarily relinquished his Missouri law license and surrendered his right to practice law in Kansas.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
  • During her tenure, Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava relinquished their titles; Voigt had accused Rose of a toxic workplace culture.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Anthony Gose, who was just recalled on the road trip, retired five consecutive batters.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Following the Channel 4/HBO sketch comedy show Da Ali G Show (2000-’04) and the 2002 Universal movie Ali G Indahouse, Cohen temporarily retired the character in 2007.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Written and rendered by dudes who longed for unlimited success, these are songs about cheating and being cheated on and trying but failing to be content, or love as lived amid capitalist indulgence.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Hopkins said modern safety design wraps uranium fuel pellets in multiple layers of heavy-duty ceramics and graphite casing, and they’re rendered inert when separated.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In many situations, several words could continue a sentence equally well, so the choice is normally settled at random.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Before taking a position, understand what needs to be settled.
    Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Of 918 dogs documented as transferred or surrendered to Miranda’s Rescue between January 2025 and April 2026, 731 remained unaccounted for.
    Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In an affidavit, a police officer reported that some residents learned to carry two wallets, one with a few dollars that could be surrendered when a gang member stuck a gun in their face, and the other with the rest of their money.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The system controls bleed air delivered to pilots through their oxygen masks.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Another speech that has remained in the collective memory was the one delivered in Kiberg in 1992, during a trip to northern Norway.
    Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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

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“Turned in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20in. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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