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as in to relinquish
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
reluctantly turned the ship over to the first mate while he went below to try to stop the leak
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as in to hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
turned the evidence over to the police
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as in to overturn
to turn on one's side or upside down
don't try to tell me the bucket turned over all by itself
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Recent Examples of turnover
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
While high turnover in AI companies is not unusual, losing so many co-founders and key employees in such a short period of time is notable.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The current controversy surrounding the CRTC ruling recalls an earlier 2014 clash between the TV regulator and Netflix as the video streaming giant refused to turn over confidential subscriber information to safeguard its private corporate data.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
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Noun
The turnover became a game-winning free throw for New York.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
While high turnover in AI companies is not unusual, losing so many co-founders and key employees in such a short period of time is notable.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Verb
The next day, the fishermen said, they were turned over to a Salvadoran patrol boat and taken on an eight-day journey to El Salvador.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The current controversy surrounding the CRTC ruling recalls an earlier 2014 clash between the TV regulator and Netflix as the video streaming giant refused to turn over confidential subscriber information to safeguard its private corporate data.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
Noun
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While an underperforming offense has been frustrating to watch, Hoyer views the state of the rotation as the bigger concern over the long term.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Might the Braves see enough from their superior bullpen staff — first in the majors in ERA and WHIP — to believe that group and an offense that has room for improvement could take enough pressure off the rotation to not take drastic measures?—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Given the short field, Houston punched in a touchdown, never relinquishing the lead.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Dec. 2025
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Demobilization would mean relinquishing power, not trading it for political participation.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The Philadelphia Board of Education will vote on a resolution that would give the district the green light to hand the properties over to the city for plans to potentially turn them into affordable housing units.—
Raymond Strickland,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
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If a case involves a state crime, agents must hand the person over to local or state police.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Dec. 2025
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Seventeen states led by New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump in May to overturn the president's ban.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 2025
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The Ford struck with the Toyota, drove off the road, hit a wooden light pole and a metal highway sign, and overturned, DiMartino said in a news release.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Atlanta trailed 25-13 after one quarter before exploding for 34 points in the second, the team's highest-scoring second quarter of the season, to flip the game entirely.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Rodriguez dropped Vargas in the fifth round, the knockdown that flipped a competitive contest, then closed the show a round later to seal his three-division milestone.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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And yet, most businesses cannot afford to sit out the AI revolution.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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That was actually the settlement of a long-term dispute over arms Iran bought from the US before the Islamic revolution.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Prior to that, Copilot generated its response using raw HTML, which is temporarily rendered in the browser DOM.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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Paramedics responded and rendered aid to the man before pronouncing him dead at the scene.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Verb
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But even with a magnificent performance from an inspired goalkeeper, there’s no way that this result should have happened, even with Luis de la Fuente’s decision to leave Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams on the bench.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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By leaving the floor immediately, Wembanyama gave critics an easy target and allowed the story to become about his temperament rather than the Knicks' championship celebration.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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