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 The race turned in its final weeks on a Ramaswamy attack ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother, Donna Arthur, calling her daughter a liar about her childhood. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026 Even in a lopsided loss, Antetokounmpo turned in an impressive stat line of 30 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field and 10-of-15 shooting from the foul line, 12 rebounds and seven assists in 34 minutes. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 The remaining votes will come from people voting on Election Day and from absentee ballots turned in late. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Tru Warrior Casas of Fairfax turned in a great individual performance, rushing for 331 yards and four touchdowns in a loss to Palisades. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Several Fort Worth-area running backs turned in big performances in Week 9. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026 Foster turned in a resignation letter, Senatobia city clerk Katie Harbin said. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 The opening night rosters in the NBA have been turned in — and there are 17 French players on those lists, the most of any international land. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Advertisement At the beginning of May, separatists turned in a petition with hundreds of thousands of signatures to push for a vote on leaving Canada, while opponents collected signatures in support of staying. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 Oct. 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
  • No other Dolphins defender relinquished more than 13 yards in completions on Sunday, according to PFF.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The singer wasn’t home at the time, but others there relinquished the monkey.
    — Alex Heigl, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of relinquished
Verb
  • In 2004, Brodsky became Comcast’s non-executive vice chairman and retired from the company and its board of directors in 2011.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Settle what is queued up for you, including the priority that has to be retired to make room.
    — Leslie Ellis, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of retired
Verb
  • The spreadsheet era has lasted far too long, along with QA practices that were rendered obsolete three to four years ago.
    — Stefan Gogoll, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Hang on through an opening salvo of political jokes that elapsed time and Tuesday’s election results have rendered stale (Rudy Giuliani, anybody?
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of rendered
Verb
  • Quinn Sullivan started the sequence with a cross in front of goal that Indiana Vassilev settled and pulled goalkeeper William Yarbrough out of his area to find Cavan Sullivan for a close-range finish into an empty net.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Meta, TikTok and YouTube previously settled with the plaintiffs in the same suit.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of settled
Verb
  • According to Pro Football Focus, Caliendo surrendered five pressures, including a sack, in Suamataia’s place.
    — Pete Sweeney November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All four surrendered and were taken into custody, according to police.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of surrendered
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
Definition of bedded
Verb
  • Speaking in Spanish, Leo emphasized the importance of protecting family life and delivered a pointed criticism of both laws.
    — Carrie Kahn, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Democrats’ sweep Tuesday night delivered their largest House majority in decades, flipping traditionally Republican seats across the country thanks to a favorable political environment.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of delivered
Verb
  • The study found that participants who napped frequently, defined as most days or every day, had a 48% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who rarely or never napped.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of napped

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