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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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 Winter Park Crew turned in an impressive performance last past weekend at the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association Sweep Championships, winning the overall state scholastic team championship for the 14th year in a row and repeating as women’s youth team champions.
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Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Twins 7, Blue Jays 1 Starting pitcher performance Bailey Ober turned in his third consecutive quality start, limiting the Blue Jays to just one run in six-plus innings pitched.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Estrada turned in scoreless rehab appearances at low Single-A Lake Elsinore and Triple-A El Paso ahead of Friday’s activation.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
This week, the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West turned in enough signatures to put the measure on the ballot.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
The trade was made, and the Cowboys quickly turned in the card to take the talented defensive back.
—Nick Harris
april 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Adebayo turned in one of his worst offensive performances of the season in Tuesday’s loss to the Raptors, finishing the defeat with just seven points on 2-of-13 shooting from the field, 1-of-7 shooting on threes.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Then the tables turned in an instant.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
That kept a lot of people out of Dell before, and yet the AI server maker still turned in a great quarter in late February, and shares have rallied since.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Twins 7, Blue Jays 1 Starting pitcher performance Bailey Ober turned in his third consecutive quality start, limiting the Blue Jays to just one run in six-plus innings pitched.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Estrada turned in scoreless rehab appearances at low Single-A Lake Elsinore and Triple-A El Paso ahead of Friday’s activation.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
This week, the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West turned in enough signatures to put the measure on the ballot.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
The trade was made, and the Cowboys quickly turned in the card to take the talented defensive back.
—Nick Harris
april 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Adebayo turned in one of his worst offensive performances of the season in Tuesday’s loss to the Raptors, finishing the defeat with just seven points on 2-of-13 shooting from the field, 1-of-7 shooting on threes.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Then the tables turned in an instant.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
That kept a lot of people out of Dell before, and yet the AI server maker still turned in a great quarter in late February, and shares have rallied since.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned in
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The Royals took a 7-6 lead and never relinquished it.—
Jaylon Thompson
May 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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In April, two babies were relinquished at Connecticut hospitals under the state’s Safe Havens Act, according to the state Department of Children and Families.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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Once through that second, Adam Bushley retired nine of his last 10 batters and reached a season-high 92 pitches.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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Ragans retired six of his next eight batters.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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Each wavy stripe is rendered in beige leather, as well as the toe-tip.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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The 53-year-old coach does not want to see the regular season be rendered meaningless.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Aided by the cushion of a 3-0 lead, after a home run by Kinon Bastian, a wild pitch and an RBI double by Xavier Johnson in the third inning, Arafet settled into a groove and relied on his arm, and the Royals went on to win 4-1 to earn a two-game sweep in the best-of-three series.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Maple has even settled in at third in the batting order.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Padres starter Germán Márquez surrendered seven of the eight runs scored by the White Sox, six of those in the second.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The left-hander surrendered three hits — two of them solo home runs by Sosa and Straw — walked one and struck out four.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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The candidate has become accustomed to comical mailroom interactions with his neighbors, who are routinely delivered fliers emblazoned with his face.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Moreover, the flexible tandem cells also delivered strong results.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Drozdowski was held in lieu of $1 million bail and was turned over to the state Department of Correction.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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The drugs and the man were turned over to Haitian authorities on Sunday, the Coast Guard said.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2026
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Prior to that, Blue also claimed to have bedded 1,057 men in the span of 12 hours.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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At the back, Dominic Hyam is another signing from that window who has bedded in quickly.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Turned in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20in. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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