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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  • After retiring from working in 2019, Norris enjoyed growing and arranging flowers from her yard.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bertman coached a total of 18 seasons, retiring in 2001 with a record of 870-330-3 and 11 College World Series appearances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of retiring
Verb
  • The effect would have been the opposite in prior years, rendering two successive decreases in citywide homelessness marginally less impressive.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Later, the video shows the gunman looking through the payment window and seeing employees rendering aid to Garibay, according to police narration of the video.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rendering
Verb
  • Miami starter Sandy Alcantara (13-7) came in with a 20-inning scoreless streak and stretched it to 25 before surrendering the lone run in the sixth.
    — August 14, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Orlando City’s Leagues Cup campaign came to an end Wednesday night, with Orlando winning the penalty shootout 5-3 against Atlético de San Luis after surrendering a 2-0 lead late in the game.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 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
  • Angels reliever Blake Weiman threw a scoreless seventh before giving up two hits and striking out one in the eighth.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 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
  • Clearly unsatisfied with relying on Matt as a victim, the show is already delivering a new one.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of delivering a strong throw, Adames lobbed the ball to second baseman Osleivis Basabe, whose relay to first wasn’t in time to catch Paredes.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of delivering
Verb
  • Iger, of course, stepped aside from Disney once again earlier this year, handing over the company to Josh D’Amaro, who succeeded Chapek a the head of Disney’s experiences business.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In some cases, Ukraine didn’t know whom Russia was handing over until after the exchange.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 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 16 Aug. 2026.

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