turned over

verb

past tense of turn over
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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Recent Examples of turned over The audio, which must be converted onto something that can be turned over to the court, comes from calls made to the child abuse and neglect hotline. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026 Corlette said to make sure any arrangement is formally agreed upon in advance so the account isn't unexpectedly turned over to collections. — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 The defenseman scored from alone in front of the net after Michael Rasmussen turned over the puck along the boards. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 In the 40 years since, every facet of Spacemen 3’s story has been turned over and generously embellished, resulting in an excess of grandeur and foresight projected onto the duo at the heart of it. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026 Leadership at the university turned over last year, with the president, the dean of students and the director of Greek life all departing. — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 The group said the man’s daughter provided documents confirming his death, which have been turned over to the district attorney. — Lekan Oyekanmi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The digital records of Masterson’s emails that WSU turned over were heavily redacted. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Police in Norfolk confirmed that the man has died and that their local investigation was turned over to the Huron County Sheriff's Office. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned over
  1. relinquished
  2. handed
  3. overturned
  4. flipped
  5. rendered
  6. transferred
  7. fell
  8. reversed
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  • Although dozens of islands were claimed through this process, the overwhelming bulk of these claims were relinquished in the late 20th century as the island countries of Oceania began to achieve independence.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Panettiere had relinquished custody of Kaya to Klitschko in 2018.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of relinquished
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  • My grandmother handed my mother an inheritance that nobody named.
    — Miranda Pappas, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Might shareholders revolt at being handed stock that comes with no say in how the business is run?
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of handed
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  • The Florida Supreme Court later overturned the conviction due to a conflict of interest with the prosecutor and ordered a new trial.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • American norms about politics, science, education and law are being overturned, and artificial intelligence threatens further disruption.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of overturned
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  • The toys were not purloined, kidnapped, auctioned by Sotheby's or flipped by greedy collectors on eBay.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Just two years ago, Republicans flipped the 7th Congressional District, but only by a little over 4,000 votes.
    — Dan Snyder, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of flipped
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  • After officers rendered immediate medical aid, paramedics responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement That prescription has rankled many cybersecurity experts who scoff at the possibility that their expertise will be rendered obsolete.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of rendered
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  • General admission floor tickets could not be transferred and could be resold only at face value, a rule meant to curb scalping.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Any unspent money would remain in the fund for the benefit of families with newborns and could not be transferred to other city purposes.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of transferred
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  • Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • The move, and his later waiving of sanctions, reversed years of American policy and raised alarm in Ukraine and Europe.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Although Flávio retained his lead in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Lula won their capitals, Brazil’s two largest cities and reversed the first-round result in the city of Rio.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Turned over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20over. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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