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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
Jokic was a plus-12 in 44 turnover-free minutes. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026 But Washington wasn’t the only place with turnover. Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
Rosters have turned over, players have moved on and new players have reached the majors, but there’s one storyline that seems to have followed the Twins in recent years. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026 After Mark Kastelic won the opening faceoff, first David Pastrnak turned over the puck and then Pavel Zacha coughed it up. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turnover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
Noun
  • With Brooklyn’s injury list still swallowing half the rotation and the draft lottery picture tightening by the day, Liddell used Tuesday night as a personal argument.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Both teams had some rotation chaos.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • If the pair are Shea’s biological parents, Score and Mills would like to learn more about them — but not necessarily relinquish custody of Shea, Hatfield said.
    Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In their eyes, the global economy is to blame for their unsatisfactory job prospects, feminism is to blame for their failures with women, minority rights are forcing them to relinquish their privilege as straight men, and so on.
    Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Haley McCutcheon scored two late goals and the Orlando Pride handed Angel City its first loss of the season, 2-1, on Friday night.
    Daily News, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Detectives say Bowen met with another man and handed him a bag that looked like a firearm case.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Barcelona defender Gerard Martín was sent off in the second half but the decision was overturned by video review.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Segal had seven of 10 ABS challenges overturned that day.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Magic flipped the script, though.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Nonpartisan election forecasters give Democrats a slight edge to flip the competitive seat that the party considers critical to reclaiming the House in the midterms.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For more than two decades, the socialist revolution launched by Hugo Chávez appeared to have permanently reshaped Venezuela, creating a ruling system sustained by patronage, military loyalty and international alliances that seemed built to outlast any single leader.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The Philadelphia punks sound like they were swept off to the Middle Ages in a mosh pit and immediately started a revolution.
    Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Conservationists celebrated when wolves — which were rendered locally extinct in 1924, the same year that the last grizzly was killed — migrated into the state from Oregon 15 years ago.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Many are rendered in his signature teardrop style, where droplets hold fragments of memory and history.
    Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Moments later, the person in the video drove away, leaving the kittens behind but one man quickly stepped in.
    Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The killer exited through the window, walked across neighborhood backyards and down the alley, leaving a trail of evidence behind him.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026

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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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