1
as in to relinquish
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 to retire
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 turn in
His trip to Bethlehem reminded him where everything turned in his life.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Kitty gives Lara Jean the courage to take that step to turn in her book to her publisher.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
The Connecticut native landed best actress Oscar noms for her work in Fatal Attraction (1987), Dangerous Liaisons, Albert Nobbs (2011) and The Wife (2019) and supporting noms for her turns in The World According to Garp (1982), The Big Chill (1983), The Natural (1984) and Hillbilly Elegy (2020).
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Kodai Senga got the ball for the Mets and turned in a strong performance in his season debut.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Kitty gives Lara Jean the courage to take that step to turn in her book to her publisher.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
The Connecticut native landed best actress Oscar noms for her work in Fatal Attraction (1987), Dangerous Liaisons, Albert Nobbs (2011) and The Wife (2019) and supporting noms for her turns in The World According to Garp (1982), The Big Chill (1983), The Natural (1984) and Hillbilly Elegy (2020).
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Kodai Senga got the ball for the Mets and turned in a strong performance in his season debut.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn in
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If the pair are Shea’s biological parents, Score and Mills would like to learn more about them — but not necessarily relinquish custody of Shea, Hatfield said.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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In their eyes, the global economy is to blame for their unsatisfactory job prospects, feminism is to blame for their failures with women, minority rights are forcing them to relinquish their privilege as straight men, and so on.—
Miriam Eve Mora,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, Angel City FC player Elizabeth Eddy, who retired this year, wrote an article in the New York Post arguing the NWSL must stipulate that participants in the league are born with ovaries or undergo gene testing.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Alex Vesia walked pinch-hitter Davis Schneider to load the bases, then retired the next three batters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Conservationists celebrated when wolves — which were rendered locally extinct in 1924, the same year that the last grizzly was killed — migrated into the state from Oregon 15 years ago.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Many are rendered in his signature teardrop style, where droplets hold fragments of memory and history.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Many of those animals are surrendered when their owners can no longer properly care for them, an issue that Alessandro Catenazzi, associate professor of biological science at Florida International University, stressed.—
Julian Camejo,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lukáš Dostál surrendered six goals on 29 shots, with culpability to spread around between him and his defense.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Premier League is working in partnership with White Ribbon UK — a charity engaging men and boys about violence against women — and aims to deliver activity that supports gender equality.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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One night, Nathan Calvin, a twenty-nine-year-old lawyer who worked at the nonprofit Encode and had helped craft the bill, was at home having dinner with his wife when a process server arrived to deliver a subpoena from OpenAI.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Two seats on the City Council also turned over in Tuesday’s election, and Independence recently announced the hire of a new city manager and an interim police chief.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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The law requires certain White House records to be turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration at the end of a presidential administration.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Turn in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20in. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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