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as in relinquished
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 left
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
turned the evidence over to the police
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as in turned turtle
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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as in flipped
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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Recent Examples of turned over
When a president leaves office, the Presidential Records Act requires material to be turned over to the National Archives, which maintains the documents.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
While at the hospital, the child was showing signs of life, and the investigation was turned over to CMPD’s Youth Crime detectives.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Andrade accused Uthmeier and foundation attorney Jeff Aaron of money laundering and wire fraud and turned over materials from his investigation to Campbell’s office and the FBI.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The criminal investigation was turned over to Connecticut State Police, who reported finding that $85,500 was misappropriated, which included $4,000 that was missing from the Police Activity League account which is used for youth and community events, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
The tide has turned over the past two years.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Combined with 66 high school recruits signed during the same period, the Aggies have essentially turned over the roster while winning 19 of 26 games.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
During the initial trial, Becciu's lawyers in particular had complained that prosecutors hadn't turned over all the evidence to the defense.
—Nicole Winfield The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
The state retained oversight under the contract, but turned over most responsibilities for the children over to Empower, including finding homes for them and supervising their cases.
—Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
While at the hospital, the child was showing signs of life, and the investigation was turned over to CMPD’s Youth Crime detectives.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Andrade accused Uthmeier and foundation attorney Jeff Aaron of money laundering and wire fraud and turned over materials from his investigation to Campbell’s office and the FBI.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The criminal investigation was turned over to Connecticut State Police, who reported finding that $85,500 was misappropriated, which included $4,000 that was missing from the Police Activity League account which is used for youth and community events, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
The tide has turned over the past two years.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Combined with 66 high school recruits signed during the same period, the Aggies have essentially turned over the roster while winning 19 of 26 games.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
During the initial trial, Becciu's lawyers in particular had complained that prosecutors hadn't turned over all the evidence to the defense.
—Nicole Winfield The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
The state retained oversight under the contract, but turned over most responsibilities for the children over to Empower, including finding homes for them and supervising their cases.
—Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned over
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Kentucky opened the game’s scoring, but the Longhorns responded with a 15-0 first-quarter scoring run and never relinquished the lead.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The chance to play in a hometown regional became a possibility last summer when UH relinquished its role as host school for the South Region, one of four regional sites for the NCAA Tournament.—
Joseph Duarte,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Mar. 2026
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As a result, the 76ers flipped the game to enter halftime with a 61-58 lead.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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That flipped in 2024 and 2025, when winters were drier than average.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Try taking a census of the immobilized population of Los Angeles — otherwise known as our civic statues, rendered in metal or stone.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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After Colon was shot, cops rendered first aid and called for an ambulance.—
Theodore Parisienne,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In fact, the questioning of Chalker was part of a postmortem examination of a misstep by the case officer who had handed him the key.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The message was handed to the party’s head, Sheikh Hammam Hamoudi, by the Iranian ambassador to Iraq during a meeting.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Wiemer's first hit was originally called out by first base umpire Marvin Hudson, but was overturned after a challenge by the Nationals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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That pitch was the second in the at-bat that the Orioles correctly overturned, with catcher Adley Rutschman also correctly identifying a pitch called incorrectly by home plate umpire Chris Segal.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2026
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When shown the same letters a month later, some managers completely reversed their initial judgment.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Iran hasn’t yet publicly reversed its doctrine.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Many of those animals are surrendered when their owners can no longer properly care for them, an issue that Alessandro Catenazzi, associate professor of biological science at Florida International University, stressed.—
Julian Camejo,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lukáš Dostál surrendered six goals on 29 shots, with culpability to spread around between him and his defense.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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But they were turned away by the guards, who told them that the ward’s detainees had been transferred elsewhere.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another possibility is that their bodies simply don’t respond as well to IVF stimulation drugs—medications that push the ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs at once that are later inseminated to make embryos that can be transferred to the uterus in the hopes of establishing a pregnancy.—
Sarah Elizabeth Richards,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Turned over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20over. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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