1
as in to relinquish
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 to retire
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 turn in
Editor’s Pick The Trump Administration’s effort to curtail birthright citizenship is the latest turn in the long-running struggle over who should be included in America’s family of citizens.
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Erin Neil, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
The 95-year-old, already enjoying a remarkable late-career renaissance following her breakout turn in Thelma, was greeted with whoops and cheers as the credits rolled.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Mizzou guard Tamar Bates turned in a strong showing in his second 5-on-5 scrimmage at the NBA Draft Combine on Thursday in Chicago.
—Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Gerard would make one more birdie to turn in 34 strokes.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Erin Neil, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
The 95-year-old, already enjoying a remarkable late-career renaissance following her breakout turn in Thelma, was greeted with whoops and cheers as the credits rolled.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Mizzou guard Tamar Bates turned in a strong showing in his second 5-on-5 scrimmage at the NBA Draft Combine on Thursday in Chicago.
—Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Gerard would make one more birdie to turn in 34 strokes.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn in
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Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history as part of a settlement with one of the subjects’ descendants.—
Leah Willingham,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 May 2025
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Despite bipartisan and nearly unequivocal support for Gypsum Canyon in the intervening four years, Agran has refused to relinquish his goal of completing a veterans cemetery in Irvine.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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Mutombo, a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer was the NBA’s first global ambassador after retiring in 2009.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Meanwhile, chief diversity officers have been resigning, retiring or getting laid off — and they are not being replaced.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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From Feed Hygiene to Discovery Advantage Unlike traditional search ads that appear alongside blue links, AI search ads will be rendered inside conversational answers themselves.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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In fact, without the ocean as a natural buffer, climate change would have already rendered our planet uninhabitable.—
Jenna DiPaolo,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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In many prison camps, the lowest level of security in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), cell phones are so prevalent that those who recently surrender can have one within days of arriving on the compound.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Calvin Faucher surrendered six runs without securing a single out and Lake Bachar gave up three more as the Cubs posted eight runs on eight hits in the decisive sixth inning of a 14-1 Marlins’ loss at loanDepot park.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Plus, Amazon just dropped huge discounts on bedding from Casper, including a plush foam mattress and the brand's signature pillow.—
Sarah Felbin,
SELF,
23 May 2025
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This limited time deal is bound to go quickly, especially because that amazing sale price includes three bedding pieces—not just the quilt itself.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2025
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Satellites can now deliver frequent, high-resolution (30 cm) imagery, enhanced with change detection algorithms.—
Abhishek Singh,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The AirPods Pro 2 deliver excellent noise cancellation in a compact, palm-sized package that fits easily in your carry-on or pocket.—
Kayla Becker,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2025
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Like so many freshman comedies in the streaming age, the first season just doesn’t have enough episodes to settle into a comfortable rhythm.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Here’s what happened next Time to break some concrete Heavily built up and covered in graffiti, modern Athens bears little resemblance to the idyllic location people chose to settle millennia ago.—
Elinda Labropoulou,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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The migrants were turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for processing.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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Deadlines set by the district judge required DOGE to turn over documents by June 3 and for Gleason's deposition to be completed by June 13.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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