turning in

verb

present participle of turn in
1
as in relinquishing
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 retiring
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 turning in Starbucks knocked it out of the park Wednesday night, turning in strong quarterly results and lifting its full-year guidance for several key metrics. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 July 2026 Sepp Kuss and Matteo Jorgenson played similar roles on Visma, with Kuss in particular turning in another strong supporting performance, metronomic in the high mountains. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Before turning in for the night, check out Aquavia Lumina, an immersive canyon walk involving lights, projections, and storytelling. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 Trump’s endorsing perspective toward Ukraine arrives at a time when global awareness is sensing the fortunes of war turning in Ukraine’s favor. — Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 Therefore, by sending a low-voltage electrical pulse to either antenna, scientists can trick the cockroach into turning in the opposite direction, effectively allowing operators to steer the living robot via remote control. — New Atlas, 18 July 2026 In addition to turning in his FOID card and weapons, Davis was ordered not to have any contact with witnesses in the case. — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 Gonzalez finished strong, turning in his best performance in Wednesday’s win over Sacramento. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 July 2026 The Mets do need their scuffling starters to start turning in quality starts. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turning in
  1. relinquishing
  2. retiring
  3. rendering
  4. surrendering
  5. turning over
  6. giving up
  7. delivering
  8. handing over
Verb
  • America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness.
    — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Giudice survived prison, divorce and years of family warfare without relinquishing her place at the center of New Jersey.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relinquishing
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  • That work is arguably getting harder as chief executives stay in the job longer, causing their possible successors to get restless; some are bolting to jobs elsewhere or retiring themselves.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Mogg is a former PGA Tour player, the world’s highest level of competitive golf, and since retiring has coached players on the PGA, LPGA, Champions and Korn Ferry Tours to more than 30 championships.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of retiring
Verb
  • Apart from polluting ecosystems and leaving toxic residues on human food sources, these aggressive chemicals drive pests to develop genetic resistance, rendering treatments ineffective over time.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The company's clashes with unions date back years, with battles over employment status, arbitration proceedings, working conditions, and more rendering it a marquee villain in the eyes of labor advocates.
    — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of rendering
Verb
  • Though Springs’ outing was particularly rough Friday, Kotsay said his ability to escape the fourth inning, which saw the Tigers load the bases with one out, after only surrendering one run, was a positive takeaway.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But at the same time, there was something in really wanting to challenge myself and just surrendering to having the experience of being that person, that felt artistically really satisfying and kind of liberating.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrendering
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  • There folks designed their own complimentary Scout Motors Stateside work shirts, choosing from an array of badges before turning over the button-downs to be custom embroidered.
    — Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Burbank has objected to turning over mixed-use lanes to the BRT, saying the regular traffic will back-up or spill over into nearby neighborhoods.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 20 July 2026
Definition of turning over
Verb
  • Bibee struck out a season-high 10 over 5 2/3 innings, giving up four runs, three earned.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But Yan escaped without giving up a run with his second strikeout and an inning-ending grounder.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of giving up
Verb
  • This Wi-Fi 7 powerhouse ensures your connection never hits a lag spike when researching for that big project (or solo gaming marathons and 8K movie streams) while delivering quad-band speeds.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The molecule combined the smallest molecular size among the candidates with superior electrochemical performance, delivering both fast sodium-ion transport and strong stability against degradation at the battery electrodes.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of delivering
Verb
  • Facebook's social graph was built by three billion people handing over their interests in exchange for a service priced at zero, with the terms of service doing the accounting.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Her parents weren’t so sure and convinced her to fly out to see the place in person before handing over any cash.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2026
Definition of handing over

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“Turning in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turning%20in. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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