1
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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2
as in left
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
turned the evidence over to the police
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3
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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4
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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Advances in technology have rendered phishing more accessible to cybercriminals.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024 -
The community disappeared by 1983 when decades of industrial development, pollution and waste rendered the area unlivable.—
Larkin Gallup,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Dec. 2024
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By turning the ball over, Tomlin essentially handed the Bengals a field goal (Cincinnati nearly turned it into a touchdown, but Ja’Marr Chase couldn’t corral a pass on third-and-goal from the 9).—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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But Mittal's department was handed a lifeline two years ago, when an Indian court downgraded protections for urban monkeys, effectively equating their status to stray animals like dogs and cats.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2025
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When the Nazi Reich surrendered, Eisenhower commented the war was over, but not won.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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In three appearances including two in the World Series, the Dodgers righty surrendered no runs on five hits and four walks.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
22 Dec. 2024
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Over 70,000 pre-war fashion design photographs were transferred from design registrations to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs by the industrial tribunal of Paris in 1940, and over 120 of these photos form the basis of an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The player had transferred into the program, and his minutes were already waning.—
Sam Blum,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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There’s a lot of melodramatic potential in this material — particularly one late-breaking narrative development that has felled many talented artists in the past.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
25 Jan. 2025
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The 21-year-old had just reached another level on offense this season before being felled by a major ailment.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
1 Nov. 2024
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The whole logic of that house is inverted.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Dec. 2024
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In today’s post pandemic age, this paradigm shift has changed as Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has been inverted.—
Billee Howard,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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Congress then counts the votes to affirm the president-elect's victory, with a list of the votes kept by the tellers that will be delivered to Harris to announce the result.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2025
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The 10th pick has delivered a superstar — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (2017) — and a super bust — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen (2018) — in the last decade.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2025
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The singer Cher evacuated to a hotel on Monday night along with her pets, according to her publicist, who gave no other details.—
Corina Knoll,
New York Times,
11 Dec. 2024
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Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said Gladys Serrano extracted five teeth from a woman in her Hempstead apartment and only gave her a paper towel to absorb the blood.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
11 Dec. 2024
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