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as in to relinquish
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
a gentleman bandit who graciously asked his victims to render their wallets to his safe possession
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as in to reproduce
to make an exact likeness of
rendered Thomas Jefferson's signature for use on an array of gift items
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the witness convincingly rendered her version of events in just a few words
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By June 73 per cent of the country’s thermal power generating units had been rendered inoperative.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Capcom’s games now require an internet connection, rendering them useless on flights.
—Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Nationally, the popularity and prevalence of early voting have rendered Election Day an outdated concept for much of the country, Axios' Ivana Saric reports.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
With brown tree snakes frequently entering homes, children—whose lower body masses could render bites far more dangerous—were now at risk.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Capcom’s games now require an internet connection, rendering them useless on flights.
—Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
The big picture: Nationally, the popularity and prevalence of early voting have rendered Election Day an outdated concept for much of the country, Axios' Ivana Saric reports.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
With brown tree snakes frequently entering homes, children—whose lower body masses could render bites far more dangerous—were now at risk.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Trowbridge choosing not to relinquish his premiership keeps Dennison from advancing in government, and is Trowbridge’s commitment to anyone really rock solid?Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ocean’s marketplace model allows data owners to monetize their information without relinquishing control.Tonya Evans, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Another key inflection point for the movement was government officials' attempt to encourage women to reproduce — South Korea has one of the lowest birthrates in the world.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 9 Nov. 2024
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Sadly, due to a condition with her uterus, Elizabeth Ann is unable to reproduce.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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All told, the mass deportations Trump has described could cost $150 billion to $350 billion, immigration experts said.Russell Contreras, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Lynda Poe, the Operation Christmas Child drop-off team leader, described one Lake Lure church member’s harrowing survival story.Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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The experiment showed that the birds were able to learn how to get food out of a puzzle box by copying the solution from others.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The labs of the Middle East have never been as fastidious as the Bulgarian ones were about copying captagon.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Other elements add more layers, including Cross getting ensnared in a Black Lives Matter protest and having Alex face a real freak of a nemesis, portrayed with depraved confidence by Ryan Eggold.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Storied actor Denzel Washington has taken on the project of adapting August Wilson’s cycle of 10 plays that portray slices of Black life in each decade of the 1900s.Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Voters who attempt to do this will be offered the option of surrendering their ballot and voting in person instead.Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Either drop it off at your county's Election Office before polls close or surrender it at your polling place and vote in person.Linh Ta, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Google researchers wanted to see if measurements taken from receivers in Android phones could essentially replicate the ionosphere mapping that occurs in more advanced monitoring stations.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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His years of relationship-building with faith groups cannot be replicated by would-be challengers overnight.Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Render.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/render. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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