turning over

present participle of turn over
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as in flipping
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing would you mind turning the picture over so I can see if the backing needs to be replaced

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of turning over La Gritona is proudly additive-free and always prioritizes sustainability, turning over its agave remnants to local farmers for cattle feed. Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 The anecdote came up as part of a larger conversation Barrymore was having with her audience that day about turning over a new page after turning 50 earlier this year. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025 However, ADs do have a long history of crying poverty when faced with having to pay athletes, yet magically turning over couch cushions when the coach wants a raise. Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 Both McLaurin and Hendrickson were subject of major speculation in New England all summer, as Mike Vrabel has been in the process of turning over the Patriots' roster. Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025 Tsangari doles out information cagily, turning over narrative cards with calculated delay, a bare sufficiency that undercuts her world-building in favor of point-making; the just-enough story is also a just-so story. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turning over
Verb
  • In the meantime, Kraft can leave more money behind for his extended family, approximately $740 million, without relinquishing control of the team.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • At first glance, Beijing’s willingness to play ball on TikTok looks like a sharp reversal from its years of resistance to relinquishing control over the viral video app – the first global social media hit to come out of China.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ross and the unit's six other horses are responsible for helping the police handle crowd control, whether its amid the thousands stumbling through Lower Broadway or the rush of 65,000 fans entering or leaving Nissan Stadium for a Titans game.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Senate also passed, by wide margins, legislation already passed by the House that will remove the 6% sales tax from fuel sales and raise the fuel tax by 20 cents per gallon, leaving the price motorists pay at the pump about the same.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The white Chevrolet Silverado, reported stolen earlier from the Flagstaff Police Department, veered onto a guardrail before flipping multiple times and crashing into a tree.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There were free pouches of pocket pancakes; Brewers manager Pat Murphy showing off his pancake-flipping skills; special guests, including Donald Driver; polka music; pancake artists; a T-shirt giveaway for the first 3,000 fans; and the debut of Murph's Maple Syrup.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What about the Black artist who, like countless artists before, has his own reasons for rendering nature?
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • After allegedly fleeing the scene without rendering aid or calling authorities, the Louisiana native was charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hamas, in its response, reiterated its longstanding openness to handing power over to a politically independent Palestinian body.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Tuchel called up Anderson for the first time for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia, handing him his debut on September 6, in a 2-0 win over Andorra.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • These were no youthful missteps corrected with time, but towering thinkers at the height of their powers overturning their own hard-won systems.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Barna Group’s vice president of research, Daniel Copeland, said that most adults attend church around two out of every five weekends, but Gen Z is reversing the flow.
    Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Cheesecake Factory, which has had smaller, low-calorie versions of its decadent entrées on its menu since 2011, expanded its value options this summer in hopes of reversing negative traffic trends.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Herro finished last regular season as the Heat’s leading scorer on the way to being selected for his first NBA All-Star Game and turning in the best season of his NBA career.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Jackson Wolf won his last start of the season, turning in five solid innings in Triple-A El Paso’s 5-3 win at Sugar Land on Saturday.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025

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“Turning over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turning%20over. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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