turns in

verb

present tense third-person singular of turn in
1
as in relinquishes
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress turned in the banned assault rifle to the police

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2
as in retires
to go to one's bed in order to sleep it's almost midnight, so it's time to turn in

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Recent Examples of turns in On television, Jones appeared in the TV movie The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance, and made guest turns in the series Dallas, Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince, Sliders and As the World Turns. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Pierce is best known for his Emmy Award-winning performance in Frasier and Broadway turns in Pirates! — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 Pogačar climbing the Alpe’s 21 turns in 35 minutes and 27 seconds, almost one and a half minutes faster than the late Italian managed in his heyday. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2026 One of the best turns in Blue Roses comes when Ciba allows the argument to outgrow Williams himself. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026 So lean into the solstice this week, do some real stargazing and build your confidence gradually while the geometry of Earth's tilt turns in your favor. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 June 2026 Gene Hackman — who developed new shades of menace and gravitas with each passing year — turns in a career-best performance as the determined and obsessive Det. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 The number of back-and-forth turns in an interview was one of the strongest predictors of getting an offer. — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 Bowen has done turns in commercials for IHOP, Neutrogena and Xiidra, a prescription eyedrop that can be used to treat dry eyes. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns in
  1. relinquishes
  2. retires
  3. renders
  4. beds
  5. surrenders
  6. turns over
  7. delivers
Verb
  • Could this be the anarchic mind that emerges when the ego relinquishes its hold?
    — Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Definition of relinquishes
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  • The first component of the payments, known as the normal cost, is the calculation of how much the public agency and employees must contribute to ensure there are sufficient funds after investment returns to pay pensions when a worker retires.
    — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The kind that walks out the door when somebody retires or leaves and is extraordinarily slow and expensive to rebuild, if it can be rebuilt at all.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of retires
Verb
  • Any page that’s readable by a human could also be correctly interpreted by an AI scraping tool that simply renders the full webpage and uses optical character recognition on an image of the output.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • However, a severe injury now renders any potential deal for the 20-year-old virtually impossible, altering his immediate future at the club.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of renders
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  • The character is an adult who drinks, wears impeccable clothing, and beds women—the familiar Bond tropes.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
  • That includes throw rugs, sheets, blankets, pillow covers, and beds your pet uses, says Bryant.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Definition of beds
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  • The suspect driver surrenders on the 60 Freeway after leading police on a speeding pursuit for over an hour.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Summer is usually the busiest season for shelters, officials said, as more stray animals, owner surrenders and vulnerable kittens arrive.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrenders
Verb
  • Its deep water never fully turns over, leaving the bottom starved of oxygen and free of currents.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Put both on the same page and the comparison turns over.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of turns over
Verb
  • The lightweight formula delivers airy lift at the roots without sacrificing softness.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • With caffeine, vitamin E, and glycerin to hydrate and brighten, the formula delivers buildable coverage with the second-skin finish that made the Luminous Silk line famous.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of delivers

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“Turns in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turns%20in. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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