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turn over

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verb

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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 flip
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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Recent Examples of turnover
Noun
Teams that have developed healthy feedback cultures typically report higher job satisfaction, greater creativity and collaboration, faster adaptation, lower turnover and more wins. Brent Daub, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Summit caught the turnover bug as the Jaguars lost to Red Oak 20-15. Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
Detention center officials were slow to cooperate with the investigation and allegedly ignored deadlines to turn over records, prompting the Colorado Attorney General’s Office to file a federal lawsuit in August. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2026 Bertie County Department of Social Services took custody of the children, and they were later turned over to the members of the family, officials said. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turnover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
Noun
  • The Cubs will avoid facing Chris Sale in this series and have a chance to do damage against the back end of the Braves rotation.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • His presence could give the team four solid pitchers in the rotation to take on any team.
    David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His willingness to relinquish power set a powerful precedent for American leadership that resonated far beyond our state’s borders.
    Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Atlanta never relinquished the lead and eliminated the Sixers.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Recent polling handed Sand a slight edge over Lahn, with Emerson College Polling showing a 49%-46% split in the Democrat’s favor.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026
  • For more than a decade, the internet handed entrepreneurs a remarkable shortcut.
    Richard McSweeney, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Newsom and other governors have repeatedly denied parole to his closest acolytes, though an appeals court overturned Newsom’s veto of the release of Leslie Van Houten in 2023.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • And, a review went their way that overturned a touchdown for the Saints.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Ninjas embarked on a treacherous journey, flipping and slashing through data and linking millions of private businesses to the millions of individual taxpayers who owned them.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Republicans are now heading into November with a razor-thin cushion in Congress, with Democrats only needing three house seats to take control, and only four to flip the Senate.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Most looming is her mother’s abandonment, wrapped up in righteous revolution.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • This is a moment to celebrate a revolution that got televised, an opus of sound and fury that sparked difficult conversations from Bible study to the Barbershop, from the pole to the pulpit.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On Lanai, one of Hawaii's smallest main islands, storm damage rendered a harbor that supplies much of the food and fuel to its 3,300 residents inoperable.
    GENE JOHNSON, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Almost everything in this vast, artificial indoor garden, including the surrounding stands of bamboo and a woebegone girl sprouting angel wings, is rendered in the Belgian artist’s signature ash gray.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That leaves Christina Koch as the only crew member still on the active astronaut rolls.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Giffords was shot during an assassination attempt in 2011 but has stayed active in politics since leaving Congress.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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