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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
In 2025, Shein’s inventory turnover stood at 36 days, compared with 71 days for Zara operator Inditex, 114 days for Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing and 164 days for Adidas, according to figures provided by Shein to a local media outlet. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Anticipation Is Your Risk Reduction Strategy When organizations respond to workforce needs after problems surface, the cost shows up in things like higher healthcare spend, lower program utilization, manager strain and avoidable turnover. Marcy Klipfel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
Since May 2025, the Department of Justice has demanded that nearly all states and the District of Columbia turn over full, unredacted voter rolls, including driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers. Kica Matos, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 The suspects were ordered to turn over $37 million, as well as pay fines totaling over $105,000. News Desk, Artforum, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turnover
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Noun
  • But on Tuesday, left-hander Eric Lauer returned to the rotation and coughed up seven runs in three innings.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman made clear this week that Dunnigan is ready to help and will be in the rotation at safety.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Venus Venus will soon be relinquishing its dominance of the early evening sky.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • While Velocity Arts is within the city’s service area, the Utilities Department may relinquish this area to Evergy or another third party provider to serve the project, according to city documents.
    Taylor O'Connor August 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wall Street has handed long-term investors a rare mispricing of Insulet shares.
    Harvey Stober, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors and police claimed that Davis orchestrated Shakur’s murder in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996, and handed the gunman the murder weapon.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But if the stay is lifted or overturned, USPS would require states to submit lists of mail ballot recipients and get approval for envelope and ballot designs with individualized barcodes.
    Peter Weber, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Bans can last five to 10 years, and some have been successfully overturned in court, lawyers say.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Following Warsh's keynote speech Friday at the Fed's annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming symposium, markets flipped on rate expectations.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For a business owner whose returns understate what the company brings in, this flips the math.
    Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • During its socialist revolution, the government kicked out many foreign oil companies.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Two years after the 2011 Egyptian revolution, then 17-year-old Abdelrahman ElGendy and his father were arrested for recording a protest on the streets of Cairo.
    Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.
    Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The class also requires students to design, analyze and render complex 2D and 3D graphics, modeling, texturing, lighting and animation across multiple styles of video games.
    Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Fall summons the urge to nest, and as temperatures drop, so does the desire to leave the house.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Government debt makes up more than 200% of its gross domestic product, leaving its finances highly sensitive to rising borrowing costs.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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