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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
Dr. Alissa Chen, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
Emerson Davis Bishop’s Girls lacrosse The freshman contributed all over the field, scoring 12 goals, winning 19 draws, forcing nine turnovers and swooping up 13 ground balls for the Knights, who are 7-2.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
Some tables were turned over, and others had just melted away.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In 2019, 33% of childcare centers had high staff turnover.
—Dr. Alissa Chen, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
Emerson Davis Bishop’s Girls lacrosse The freshman contributed all over the field, scoring 12 goals, winning 19 draws, forcing nine turnovers and swooping up 13 ground balls for the Knights, who are 7-2.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
The closure started at about 8 a.m. and lifted after 2 p.m.
CDOT cameras in the area of the crash at 9:30 a.m. showed crews walking around a tractor-trailer that had turned over onto its side.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
Some tables were turned over, and others had just melted away.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
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At times Sunday night, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was reduced to playing 6-foot-5 Haywood Highsmith in his power rotation, with Highsmith going a surprising 39:37.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2025
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This earned a permanent spot in my body scrub rotation.—
Audrey Noble,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
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Fittingly posted on a Wednesday (April 23), the two-minute preview opens with Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday making her way back to Nevermore Academy, a journey that involves the teenager reluctantly relinquishing her many weapons to TSA agents at an airport.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
23 Apr. 2025
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But the Trump administration is now relinquishing its influence over the multilateral system, preferring instead to handle countries one by one, transaction by transaction.—
Ngaire Woods,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Their future is handed to a judge with limited time, minimal context and little understanding of their family, finances or goals.—
David Centeno,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Now, she's being handed the reins to replace the network's biggest star amid dangerous political territory for Democrats, who lack majorities in both chambers of Congress and have faced an identity crisis since November, when former Vice President Kamala Harris lost to Trump.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The case had long been viewed by Palin and other conservatives as a possible vehicle to overturn the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court landmark New York Times v. Sullivan.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Still to be determined is Vessel’s plan in Glastonbury; the town rejected it, and Vessel won a Superior Court lawsuit to overturn that decision.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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In Quebec, the Liberals are forecast to flip 11 seats from the Bloc Québécois, while the Conservatives are only expected to win one.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Once finished, flip through the book to see the character move.—
Sherri Gordon, CLC,
Parents,
25 Apr. 2025
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There’s one particular aspect fascinating experts: The solar boom is a grassroots revolution and almost none of it is in the form of big solar farms.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Recommended Dignity As war with Russia drags on, Ukrainians wage parallel ‘revolution of dignity’ So, too, the Iranians, with whom Mr. Trump’s envoy held a fourth round of nuclear talks over the weekend.—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
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The ability to render the real world using charcoal is utter trickery.—
Emily Wilson,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The awesome death of John Wick needed to be rendered null and void so that Keanu Reeves could come back.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors accused Read of striking O’Keefe with her SUV then leaving him to die in the snow.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Along the way, they are disappointed to learn that Miami Beach has strict rules for spring breakers and plans to enforce those rules, leaving them disappointed.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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