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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
Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 June 2025
Glenn has transformed the Jets from one of the more experienced teams in the league to one of the youngest this offseason, thanks to the roster turnover.
—Antwan Staley, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
Christina Coulter, People.com, 10 June 2025
Tied at the hip The Space Force's willingness to turn over a piece of prime real estate at Cape Canaveral to SpaceX helps illustrate the government's close relationship with—indeed, reliance on—Elon Musk's space company.
—Stephen Clark – Jun 9, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
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Noun
So maybe employers pay extra to convince workers to not quit and to lower their turnover rates.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 June 2025
Glenn has transformed the Jets from one of the more experienced teams in the league to one of the youngest this offseason, thanks to the roster turnover.
—Antwan Staley, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
Verb
Decker's dog was also found near the scene, and has since been turned over to the local humane society, per the sheriff's office.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 10 June 2025
Tied at the hip The Space Force's willingness to turn over a piece of prime real estate at Cape Canaveral to SpaceX helps illustrate the government's close relationship with—indeed, reliance on—Elon Musk's space company.
—Stephen Clark – Jun 9, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
Noun
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Lyles could be a target for contending teams looking to fill out their rotation with an offensive-minded big.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Scientists are unsure what to do because the current speeding-up may be a blip in a longer trend of Earth’s rotation slowing.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Do it, talk to each other, ask questions, reach out to members, and remember that no one has ever relinquished power willingly, even for things as small as better hours, or more holiday time.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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Jean-Baptiste Voisin, chief strategy officer at LVMH, relinquished his responsibilities as head of LVMH Métiers d’Art and will now take on leadership of LVMH Media Research and Brand Image teams, previously helmed by Mathilde Delhoume, who is also taking on new responsibilities.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
23 June 2025
Verb
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But once the group noticed that Ginny had already died and turned to a zombie, Maggie could not finish the job, and instead handed her knife to Negan to finish off the young girl.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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The clip, which has been viewed 1.7 million times, received over a thousand comments from other users with their own stories of nervous uncles and the universal chaos of handing a baby to someone who hasn't quite figured out which end is which.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Verb
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The measure is designed to overturn a series of executive orders by Trump, including banning transgender troops in the U.S. military and blocking transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
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Thursday night's ruling overturned a temporary restraining order that had been paused during appeals.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
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Two teens are dead and three others remain seriously injured Monday after their car flipped over in a crash and slid into oncoming traffic in Pompano Beach on Friday night.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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But Republicans will be vying for the seats as well in the hopes of flipping one of the seats and helping the GOP hold onto their razor-thin majority in the House.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
Noun
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What emerges is a vision of art as both sanctuary and resistance, and of portraiture as a form of quiet revolution—one that asks us, simply and profoundly, to look with love.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
19 June 2025
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But he was also raised in the backdrop of the revolution that never really came.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Agriculture technology with 3d rendering robot assistant in indoor farm or glasshouse.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Last season also offered up so many reminders that the Mets are liable to render all this hand-wringing and historical perspective moot by late October or early November.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Advertisement That confluence of tricky politics has left a lot of D.C.’s political class in a bind.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 June 2025
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Nevertheless, the move will leave Ipswich Town as the only women’s team in WSL2 playing outside their county.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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