renders

present tense third-person singular of render
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as in relinquishes
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress a gentleman bandit who graciously asked his victims to render their wallets to his safe possession

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Recent Examples of renders Wen shows us the startling range of what the body can emote even when trauma renders words inaccessible. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 In this technique the GPU renders a game at a resolution higher than the one being displayed and then shrinks the image to the target resolution. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026 Maintaining a positive outlook on the relationship, in contrast, preserves memories and history, but renders the demise of the relationship more painful. — George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026 Black renders the majority of the sneaker, but red rears its head again through speckling on the midsole, TPU flyplate, full medial Swoosh and lining. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 An overeager fog machine renders her footwork nonexistent, but honestly, who cares? — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Nor can Antigone, whose all-consuming identification with her cause renders her indifferent to other obligations, be adopted as a user-friendly hero. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 But its timing also renders it necessarily incomplete — a setup for a next chapter that, within the film’s 92 minutes, never quite comes. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Deadheading can translate to more new growth and more blooms, but deadheading too late in the season renders the shrub vulnerable to winter damage. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Could this be the anarchic mind that emerges when the ego relinquishes its hold?
    — Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
  • If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
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  • Once researchers can send participants home with a device that reliably reproduces sauna-like heat stress, the study pipeline gets longer, cheaper and larger.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That may sound scary, but adding AI to a broken organization only reproduces the same problems in a faster, more bloated and more expensive form.
    — Panos Siozos, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • The Marine Corps describes it as a highly mobile and rapidly deployable system intended for sea denial and littoral protection.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Truong describes ground networks as high capacity where people cluster, satellites as wide-area coverage, and the stratospheric layer as a bridge for places that are hard or expensive to serve.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
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  • After five books that try to interpret Elizabeth Taylor, Waters simply surrenders to the vision.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Harford County Humane Society tells CBS News Baltimore there have been 140 owner surrenders through the county's animal control this summer, which is double last summer's total.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • Still, those details deserve more attention when a new site also copies campaign branding or asks for money.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • This rapid method copies the parasite’s genetic material until there’s enough to detect, rather than trying to grow the organism.
    — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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  • The column portrays Cunningham as an outspoken agitator whose growing profile has become a distraction for the Fever.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Also on hand were director Jonathan Levine and cast members Corenswet, Isabel May, who plays Tuggle’s wife, Katie; David Krumholtz, who plays Tuggle’s driver, Whitey; and Michael Shannon, who portrays legendary Giants coach Bill Parcells.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Pivot Bio puts cotton in the nitrogen equation Pivot Bio is making its case for replacing some of cotton’s synthetic nitrogen fertilizer with crop nutrition technology that delivers nitrogen to plant roots.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Best for Combination Sleepers For decades, Serta has been a go-to for recreating the hotel-bed experience at home, and this set of pillows delivers the familiar loft and support.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Craven similarly replicates the formula of inoffensive statement versus misogynistic backlash.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Some may occur randomly when a cell divides and replicates its DNA.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Renders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renders. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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