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
From there, the Denver defense turned in a few highlights of its own to keep the game scoreless.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Opposite of Webb, three-time All-Star Max Fried turned in an outing worthy of the national spotlight, tossix 6 1/3 shutout innings with four strikeouts to one walk.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Teammate Jayson Tatum, who turned in a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double in the win, ranks ninth in Celtics history with 13,908 points.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Kirkmeyer turned in the boxes of petitions to the Colorado Secretary of State on Monday.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Walker Buehler turned in easily his best outing of the spring on Monday, striking out seven over five shutout innings.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Goalkeeper Javier Zarate turned in another impressive performance.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
This bill includes a grandfather clause for those whose historic registration was turned in as a result of last year’s change.
—Steve Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2026
On the mound, Texas turned in its worst performance of the season.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Opposite of Webb, three-time All-Star Max Fried turned in an outing worthy of the national spotlight, tossix 6 1/3 shutout innings with four strikeouts to one walk.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Teammate Jayson Tatum, who turned in a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double in the win, ranks ninth in Celtics history with 13,908 points.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Kirkmeyer turned in the boxes of petitions to the Colorado Secretary of State on Monday.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Walker Buehler turned in easily his best outing of the spring on Monday, striking out seven over five shutout innings.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Goalkeeper Javier Zarate turned in another impressive performance.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
This bill includes a grandfather clause for those whose historic registration was turned in as a result of last year’s change.
—Steve Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2026
On the mound, Texas turned in its worst performance of the season.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned in
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Microsoft relinquished its right to be OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider, but retained a clause that requires all of OpenAI’s API calls, or calls to access its AI models, to be routed through Azure, the reporting noted.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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After Herzog relinquished the podium, several other speakers riffed on these themes.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Plus Yosh Nijman, Ekwonu’s backup and the Panthers’ swing tackle, suddenly retired earlier this month — flinging the Panthers’ offensive line plan into even narrower straits.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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County records show communication between most of these employees, some now retired, concerning the Esparto fireworks site.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Five hours before first pitch, a new dawn had rendered the Murphy’s sign out of date.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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But there, in the lower left-hand corner of the frame, is the silhouette of a man having his shoes shined, his image rendered sharp by virtue of his stillness.—
Alexey Yurenev,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Alcantara settled back in after that to cruise through his final three innings.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Cool weather and wind gusts settled over lines resembling a maze both inside and outside the airport, creating confusion and chaos.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Boston College pledge, junior Maddie Richey surrendered just 1 hit over 4 innings while striking out 8 for Country Day (4-2 overall, 1-0 confernece).—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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The next inning, after Sheehan surrendered a solo homer to Ketel Marte, Freeland showed off his bat.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Liam Schultz delivered a monster game for Burlington Central (2-1-1), going 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and five RBIs.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer, Sal Frelick produced a two-run blast and William Contreras delivered a three-run double as the Brewers began their pursuit of a fourth straight NL Central title.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Andrade accused Uthmeier and foundation attorney Jeff Aaron of money laundering and wire fraud and turned over materials from his investigation to Campbell’s office and the FBI.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Donora police chief said information about the case was turned over to state police, including body camera video.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 2026.
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