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 Spanish River girls’ distance tandem of junior Alba Antunez-Perez and freshman Lailani Levy also turned in strong performances.
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2026
And whether Bridges shot 0-for-6 against the Lakers in March or turned in a playoff gem in Philadelphia, Hart’s answer never changed.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Jase Bowen hit his Padres system-best eighth homer, JP Sears turned in his best start yet and David Morgan saved his first game of the season in Triple-A El Paso’s 4-1 win over visiting Tacoma on Thursday.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
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.
—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
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
Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2026
And whether Bridges shot 0-for-6 against the Lakers in March or turned in a playoff gem in Philadelphia, Hart’s answer never changed.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Jase Bowen hit his Padres system-best eighth homer, JP Sears turned in his best start yet and David Morgan saved his first game of the season in Triple-A El Paso’s 4-1 win over visiting Tacoma on Thursday.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned in
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Turn back the tape just a few weeks ago, to when the Five Stripes relinquished a 1-0 advantage in the final stretch to lose at home 2-1.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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More than 75 other nurses with Operation Nightingale school diplomas relinquished their Florida credentials, the health department said in its April 22 email in response to the Sentinel’s questions.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 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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Snelling settled in a bit after that opening frame.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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For the Ducks, meanwhile, the search for a silver lining to an otherwise dark cloud settled on a third period in which the older Knights clearly ran out of steam.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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And surrendered two goals or fewer in five of them.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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He was replaced by Mackenzie Blackwood after Wedgewood surrendered three goals on a dozen shots.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 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 11 May. 2026.
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