turn over 1 of 2

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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 flip
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing would you mind turning the picture over so I can see if the backing needs to be replaced

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turnover

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Verb
Fitzpatrick has a knack for producing turnovers, and that’s just what Weaver’s defense was missing last year. Miami Herald, 20 July 2025 In addition, estimates suggest that depression costs US employers about $105 billion annually based on treatment expenses, healthcare, turnover and absenteeism. Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
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Dash has allegedly refused to turn over records of his assets. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 July 2025 The property will remain closed to public access until the funding goal is met, and it is turned over to the conservancy. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for turnover
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Verb
  • The program was created in 2010 by the La Jolla Community Foundation and subsequently was relinquished to the oversight of the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
  • Expensive, but necessary The Magic went hard after Desmond Bane of the Memphis Grizzlies, and had to relinquish a package that included four first-round picks, and a first-round pick swap to get him.
    Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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  • Earlier that month, Dobie students, teachers and families learned the district is considering closing their 51-year-old campus or handing it over to a charter operator in the fall as a preemptive measure to stave off severe state sanctions.
    Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • But, where most new arrivals are handed a club scarf or even a football to hold aloft, the 27-year-old was instead clutching the symbol of a very different sport.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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  • Later that year, under pressure from the restaurant lobby, the D.C. Council overturned it.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
  • Despite its lack of popularity and the Supreme Court overturning affirmative action in 2023, white women benefited the most from affirmative action, receiving 63% of diversity and inclusion leadership roles over the time period it was administered.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
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  • Relatively quickly, the concern has flipped to the health of those two starters while the reserve corners have played well.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 30 July 2025
  • Could the Panthers flip one of their players at those positions for a linebacker?
    Mike Kaye July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Both are now in the rotation at low Single-A Lake Elsinore.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • So my challenge to him was, well break into the rotation and make that Hall of Fame coach earn your trust.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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  • These players were away for several days at the time when the burglaries occurred, rendering their places more vulnerable.
    Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
  • What these technologies that could open up the world, and the imagination, do instead is render their children ever smaller.
    Jeremy Dauber, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
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  • In 2023, lawmakers passed a set of safety requirements for districts in the wake of the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at Uvalde's Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
    Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • When officers arrived, Crowder had left the department store.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 30 July 2025
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  • And as Vembu's choice of rural Tamil Nadu over Silicon Valley suggests, the next chapter may reverse traditional mobility patterns entirely.
    Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • Joe Biden reversed that decision after taking office in 2021, returning the U.S. to UNESCO. UNESCO has been a focal point of criticism for years, as USA TODAY previously reported.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 July 2025

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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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