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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 Several Fort Worth-area running backs turned in big performances in Week 4. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026 Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon rather than agree to those restrictions on their work. — Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Lewis turned in a record-setting performance Saturday during a 52-21 win over Weber State. — Romi Bean, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 In addition to the map itself, the case will also center on People Not Politicians, a referendum campaign that turned in more than 300,000 signatures to force a statewide referendum vote on the map. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 And what a performance turned in by Lindsay, who contributed three solo tackles, a pass breakup and an interception in a 28-10 loss. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Looking to win a rubber match to keep their fledgling postseason dreams alive, the Twins turned in a lackluster performance in a 9-2 rout by the Cleveland Guardians in front of 17,676 at Target Field. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 And of course, the game of the week, maybe the game of the season, turned in the most shocking result of the weekend. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Pérez turned in a stellar outing after escaping a major jam in the first. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 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
  • Mark Swed — the last full-time classical music critic at a major American newspaper — has retired.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For the tequila, the celebs decided to work with master distiller Julio Cova, who previously worked for Casa Cuervo and retired in 2025.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of retired
Verb
  • Oppenheim has persuasively rendered a grotesque phenomenon, but his curiosity seems to stop at how everyone and everything looked.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Beijing has instead rendered aid and supported the Iranian regime under the table with black market oil refineries, intelligence sharing, and cooperation on technologies.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of rendered
Verb
  • But the game flipped to the Bulldogs in the fourth as their mix of run and pass settled in.
    — PJ Green September 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Dodgers enter October seeking a third straight World Series title, but the club has not settled on a closer despite spending heavily on Edwin Díaz and Tanner Scott.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of settled
Verb
  • Wall Street climbed to the edge of its all-time high on Monday, and stocks rallied worldwide after oil prices and yields in the bond market surrendered their market-rattling gains from last week.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In any event, Congress surrendered its jurisdiction over such matters to corporations decades ago.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 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
  • The company also highlighted that the latest production aircraft differ significantly from the Su-57s delivered during the early period of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • However, code is the output of a single stage, whereas a team’s result is a feature that has reached production and delivered value.
    — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of delivered
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  • Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • That combination is aimed particularly at high-volume production of fleece, brushed and napped fabrics, including textiles used in softshell garments.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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