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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
Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
The Knicks forced eight second-half turnovers, including six in the fourth quarter alone, en route to a 25-point win.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2025
The lawsuits came in response to a demand by Emil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, that the F.B.I. compile and turn over a list of everyone who worked on the Capitol riot cases.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In the first 11 games since his return, Banchero has averaged 20.0 points while shooting 38.9% from the field alongside 7.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.9 turnovers.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
The Knicks forced eight second-half turnovers, including six in the fourth quarter alone, en route to a 25-point win.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
The company hasn’t turned over the information the union needs to write a proposal to increase staffing levels.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2025
The lawsuits came in response to a demand by Emil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, that the F.B.I. compile and turn over a list of everyone who worked on the Capitol riot cases.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
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Hefner is quickly building a reputation as a coach who can help transform scuffling back-end starters into frontline rotation options, and the Mets are hoping Montas can benefit from his coaching.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Cleveland was already really good and added a legitimate rotation player on the wing who can make open shots, defend and close games if needed.—
J. Robbins, J. Edwards and D. Mayberry,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Trump is especially bitter that President Carter, in 1977, entered into agreement with Panama to relinquish control of the canal by the year 1999.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Ellis hired his previous CBS Records colleague Gregg Geller, who José promptly put in charge of the Elvis Presley catalog, moving it over from Nashville, where Joe Galante was only too happy to relinquish it after the sales spike from Presley’s death in 1977 had cooled off.—
Roy Trakin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Feb. 2025
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Ice Cube handed my favorite group in the world [N.W.A] a loss, but that didn’t stop Eazy-E from discovering Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and making the biggest comeback ever.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Israel handed it to the more moderate Palestinian Authority in 2005, but it was expelled two years later by Hamas, which has courted war with Israel ever since.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The conflict over the Colorado River in many ways resembles California’s internal conflict, including an uncertainty over whether governments can overturn or ignore water rights stretching back to the 19th century.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Von Ehlinger’s attorney then filed an appeal arguing that his client’s conviction should be overturned because of constitutional and evidentiary errors during his trial.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2025
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West flipped the website after the advertisement aired and replaced its previous content with just one item: The swastika T-shirt that was on sale for $20 each.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Inside, the aesthetic is flipped: Black walls, dark wood floors and a black marble bar set the tone, while a projection screen in the main lounge area shows photos of Nigerian superstar and recent EMPIRE signee Tiwa Savage, who is in town finishing her new album.—
Dan Rys,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Congress should press the brakes on the revolution that has given Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans an outsized role in raising our kids and require that users of social media be age 18 or older.—
Rich Lowry,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Nonetheless, an underperforming album or run of singles can render even seemingly infallible artists to the khia asylum – like, say, post-Radical Optimism Dua Lipa.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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In comparison, Steel Nomad's regular (4K) and Light (1440p) subtests focus on APIs more commonly used for game development, like Metal, DirectX 12, and Vulkan, to assess gaming geometry and particle rendering speeds.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Many women took this aesthetic a step further, showcasing their natural textures, with their curls and coils either elegantly crowned with cowboy hats or left freely flowing in the winter breeze.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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Oliver takes cocaine, MDMA, and pills, sexts other women, and threatens suicide if Mallory were to leave him.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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