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
Twins 7, Blue Jays 1 Starting pitcher performance Bailey Ober turned in his third consecutive quality start, limiting the Blue Jays to just one run in six-plus innings pitched.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
The hearing marked a procedural turn in a high-profile case stemming from Saturday’s shooting outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
McCullers still turned in two more scoreless innings for a quality start.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
Her bond was set at $300,000 and she was ordered to turn in her passport and not leave the state.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
The hearing marked a procedural turn in a high-profile case stemming from Saturday’s shooting outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
McCullers still turned in two more scoreless innings for a quality start.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
Her bond was set at $300,000 and she was ordered to turn in her passport and not leave the state.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn in
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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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Mary Brown retired after coaching boys and girls volleyball in the district for 19 years, including the past eight years with the Knights’ boys team.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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But, after the couple retired and migrated south to Mexico City, Hurst dove back into photography with gusto, until his death, from cancer, in 2023.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Deputies rendered medical aid; however, one man and the woman succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps Pfleger would be well advised to stick to his faith and his flock and to render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, rather than to continue to pontificate from the pulpit — or even the paper.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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After the Chiricahua Apache surrendered in 1886, the land became home to a family of Swedish immigrant settlers, the Ericksons.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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The use of the term caused alarm as international humanitarian law explicitly forbids armed forces from denying enemy combatants to surrender and instead killing them.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The speed with which some fan confidence in him has eroded was, nevertheless, unprecedented considering no Liverpool manager (or in Slot’s case, head coach) has delivered the league title at the end of their first season since Kenny Dalglish in 1985-86.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Step back, decide what needs to be said, and deliver it once with clarity and control.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the rapid growth of facial recognition over the last decade has raised concerns among privacy experts who caution that such data can easily be turned over to law enforcement entities or make companies hacking targets.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Trump’s up-and-down relationship with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken a particularly sour turn over the past several months as the Republican president has sought to rally international support for the war in Iran.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Turn in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20in. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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