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as in relinquishes
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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2
as in leaves
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
turned the evidence over to the police
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as in turns turtle
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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as in flips
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 turns over
Its board of directors has six seats, with elections staggered so that half of the board turns over at a time.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
After over a decade as a villain to the Avengers, Simon ultimately turns over a new leaf and becomes a longstanding member of the team.
—Wilson Chapman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Your creativity turns over a new leaf today!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
After over a decade as a villain to the Avengers, Simon ultimately turns over a new leaf and becomes a longstanding member of the team.
—Wilson Chapman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Your creativity turns over a new leaf today!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns over
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Could this be the anarchic mind that emerges when the ego relinquishes its hold?—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Automating the routine layer of any job — the retrieval, the scheduling, the mechanical assembly — leaves behind work that requires judgment, creativity and autonomy.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Hair tinsel is also offered, and everyone leaves with a swag bag.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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While the outgoing bZ4X felt sluggish, the bZ flips the script with brisk acceleration in both single- and dual-motor configurations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The Lindy Hoppers challenged each other to greater and greater feats of virtuosity, flips and slides and airborne moves in which one partner tossed the other high into the air, daring gravity.—
Marina Harss,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
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This renders traditional resilience methods obsolete, as errors and malicious activity, like prompt injection, propagate rapidly through interconnected agents, making holistic recovery impossible.—
Pranay Ahlawat,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Verma, who also served as a member of Parliament, renders Magadh as a place at once real and imaginary, lasting and lost—both a point of origin and an unreachable destination.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Mk2 is not a place that hands its screens to anyone.—
Tyler Chou,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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At the end of the presentation, a woman hands the hitmaker a bouquet of flowers as the star waves to the crowd and dances.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Democrats asked whether that includes federal court orders, and Mullin responded that depends on whether a higher court overturns a ruling.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Supreme Court overturns convictions The unraveling began publicly in October 2023 when Murdaugh’s attorneys filed a motion for a new trial accusing Hill of jury tampering.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Known for projects like Transparent and C’mon C’mon, Hoffmann is coming off turns in Netflix’s thriller series Eric, opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, and 20th’s Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere, opposite Jeremy Allen White.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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Allen went on to play the romantic lead in films like John Carpenter’s Starman (1984) and Scrooged (1988), and delivered strong supporting turns in high-profile movies like Malcolm X (1992) and The Sandlot (1993), as well as Steven Soderbergh’s underseen King of the Hill (1993).—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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This is not the only palace hotel on the Bosphorus, as views from the water will attest, but its smaller size compared to the competition gives it the exclusivity for which Four Seasons properties are known.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Landing the greatest shooter in NBA history gives Li-Ning a marquee athlete and further strengthens China's growing presence in the league.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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“Turns over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20over. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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