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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
Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 These hires also show much longer tenure and are less likely to voluntarily quit than other workers — saving companies valuable time and money on turnover. —Brian Fabes, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Healey says the administration has not assured her office that the information will not be turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). —Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turnover
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Bouchard’s pass for Draisaitl became a turnover at the offensive blue line, opening the door for Carlsson’s second goal of the first round. —Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 These hires also show much longer tenure and are less likely to voluntarily quit than other workers — saving companies valuable time and money on turnover. —Brian Fabes, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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In response to the request, Amore offered to give the government a copy of the state's publicly available list, but declined to turn over the unredacted information. —Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Healey says the administration has not assured her office that the information will not be turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). —Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turnover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
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One of the area’s top two-way threats last spring, the senior left-hander/first baseman has been good enough to still be an anchor in the Blackhawks’ batting order and atop the pitching rotation.— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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With Carlos Rodón, set to make his first rehab start Friday, and Gerrit Cole, scheduled for his second rehab start Thursday, working their way back from injuries, a logjam is coming to the Yankees’ rotation if everyone else stays healthy.— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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This suggests that Bronze Age individuals relinquished pieces of their wealth as a sacred offering.— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
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But desire refuses to relinquish its demands.— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
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After a bit of back-and-forth, one of the crew members grabbed a plastic bag and handed it to a tall, radiantly handsome Canadian actor named Marc.— Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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The scrums and after-whistle activity that defined the first period of Game 2 and much of Game 1 simply were not there in Game 3, with the Lightning seemingly content to play between the whistles in an effort to avoid handing the Canadiens power plays in bunches.— Arpon Basu, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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About $589 million in revenue generated from the tax has not been used, which in part is due to a lack of flexibility in how the money can be used, as well as due to legal concerns amid a threat to overturn the initiative.— City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Family members said it’s been a long road of frustration, agony and sadness watching Hitchcock’s death sentences get overturned three times amid the nearly a dozen appeals his attorneys have filed over the decades.— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Now flip it around and imagine Pavia as a mini-Mendoza, a guy who projects to spend quiet nights playing Clue with Kirk Cousins and his family in greater Las Vegas.— Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Now there’s a chance to flip the script — using money the borough’s wealthier neighbor has already generated.— Peter Peyser, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Because of the speed of revolution, a single grain of dust can be enough to strip the magnetic film and obliterate the underlying data.— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Yet, its newfound street-legal status feels less like a revolution and more like KTM finally catching up with what the bike always should’ve been.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
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The two teams were scheduled to play in a rematch Tuesday in Oak Lawn but the game was postponed by a late afternoon storm that rendered the baseball field unplayable.— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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Some of the company's changes have sparked debate, particularly around its use of beef tallow, which is fat rendered from cows.— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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That could leave the nomination in limbo and Powell still in charge.— Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
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Evans wound up taking less money to leave Tampa Bay and sign with the 49ers.— Vic Tafur, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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