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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 hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
turned the evidence over to the police
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as in to overturn
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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Recent Examples of turnover
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration suffered from high turnover, low worker morale, and an environment in which staff felt undervalued and unable to freely express their ideas and opinions, even before the agency’s outgoing leader took the job.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
While some Minnesota cities are turning over their new Local Affordable Housing Aid to their counties, one south metro city is working to keep its funds — and its residents — at home.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
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Noun
While Silicon Valley is known for high turnover, the latest churn comes as market leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic race toward IPOs that could turbocharge their growth while also inviting intense scrutiny of their operations.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration suffered from high turnover, low worker morale, and an environment in which staff felt undervalued and unable to freely express their ideas and opinions, even before the agency’s outgoing leader took the job.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Beverage company Sazerac, which during the game had the first-ever national Super Bowl ad generated by AI, said that its revival of the Fembot and Brobot characters to sell Svedka vodka was meant to show the folly of turning over so much power to the algorithm.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
While some Minnesota cities are turning over their new Local Affordable Housing Aid to their counties, one south metro city is working to keep its funds — and its residents — at home.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnover
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Roupp won the fifth rotation spot out of camp, pitched well to begin the season, then got absolutely shelled at Dodger Stadium on June 8.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jones will team with second-year outside linebackers Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen — along with some outside additions — in the pass rushing rotation in 2026.—
Mike Kaye
February 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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His father refused to relinquish his grudge, as Dreher saw it, and his mother always went along with her husband.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Notable sellers include Bruce Springsteen, who in 2021 made a deal with Sony Music Entertainment to relinquish his master recordings and songs for $500 million.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Dad hands me the paper, the certificate of ownership from the National Archives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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North Carolina regulators this week blocked Carolina Water Service from imposing a temporary rate increase, handing a short-term victory to thousands of homeowners already fighting a broader, long-term hike.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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In 2022, the same court overturned a decision by Leon also dealing with military retiree jurisdiction.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Renewables are being deployed aggressively across much of the world even as the US, historically the world’s biggest emitter, overturned a landmark domestic climate ruling.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Literally speaking, the image representing the newest Dietary Guidelines for Americans is itself flipped from the pyramid of the past.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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That’s flipped now, as intermediate tracks have consistently put on more exciting races while the Next Gen has struggled on short tracks and road courses.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Tech revolutions at heart change the mechanisms by which humans live.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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Even his father Roman Skornikov — an Olympian for Uzbekistan who coaches his son with his wife, Tatiana Malinina — thought the idea of doing four-and-a-half revolutions in one jump was crazy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Officers rendered aid until emergency services arrived, and the boy was taken to UofL Hospital.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Les Archives, located in Paris’ 6th arrondissement, is a secondhand designer store rendered entirely in millennial pink.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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In France, 60% of respondents said their government’s policies will leave future generations worse off, as did 53% in the United Kingdom and 51% in Germany.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Payne fled after the shooting, leaving his children behind.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Turnover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnover. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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