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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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3
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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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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Coolcationing — choosing cooler-climate trips over sweltering Mediterranean summers — is pushing travelers toward Central Europe, Nordic countries and southern hemisphere destinations where the calendar flips the seasons.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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One hand flips the script on the other—blue stars popping against orange, and orange stars shining back on blue—for a balanced, high-energy nod to team colors.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
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Without revealing too much, this structure from al-Mansour and co-writer Brad Niemann ends up having a roundabout reason too, given a bizarre third-act twist that renders moot the film’s entire point of view, along with its central themes.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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The cooler itself projects a custom image onto these spinning blades, which renders them as a floating hologram that hovers above the blades, larger than their diameter.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2026
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So with that, the Artemis II crew, Komrade, hands you the baton.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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This is the moment Sly Stone hands the baton to a sprinting Prince.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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There’s an even bigger problem, though—Charlie collapses on the floor in pain, alone in the office, as the season ends.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Now researchers have analyzed samples taken from within the structure itself—specifically, the crater’s peak ring, an inner ring that formed when the Chicxulub impact produced enough debris to form a mound in the center of its crater that later collapses.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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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
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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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