turned over

past tense of turn over
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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 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 However, before it was stopped, it was found that the IRS had already turned over the addresses of 47,000 people to ICE. — Ken Sweet, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 As part of the Herald’s records request, the county turned over a competing courthouse proposal by another Miami developer, Moishe Mana. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 He was later sentenced in federal court and served time in federal custody before being turned over to local authorities. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 State legislators also introduced the Innovative School District program in 2016, which allowed low-performing public schools to be turned over to an outside group, such as a charter school operator. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026 This was after Chief Compounce, the former owner of the land, drowned himself in the lake the day before the land was turned over to developers. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Packers trainers and medical personnel immediately rushed onto the field to check on Reed, who was turned over onto his back. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Every piano gets turned over to a Chicago artist like Megan Quigley. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The records turned over to the Senate were first reported by the New York Post and show Thomas’ actions were a surprise to his family. — Michael Ruiz , Kelley Kramer, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned over
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  • Tate Nagy relinquished punt return duties to Keaton Kubecka Saturday.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Suwarso relinquished his standard four-ticket allocation for the game.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • By May 2024, Red Lobster was in bankruptcy court, and Thai Union essentially handed the keys over to creditors, including Fortress Investment Group, which emerged as the eventual owner.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Yet the way the alleged data could be abused should feel familiar to anyone who has handed personal information to an employer, bank, health provider, insurance company or government agency.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • When a call is overturned, Baseball Savant measures the difference in run expectancy between the situation before the pitch/challenge and the situation after the call is flipped.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The driver of a semitractor-trailer that overturned early Wednesday in Olathe died in the crash, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • When a call is overturned, Baseball Savant measures the difference in run expectancy between the situation before the pitch/challenge and the situation after the call is flipped.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As stocks fell, oil prices flipped between gains and losses but largely hovered around their highly elevated levels.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • They were rendered invisible in the dominant discourse, their deaths acceptable costs in a game of power politics and conquest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Abercrombie, who was born in Texas in 1909 and grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, is known for enigmatic, psychologically potent compositions of natural objects and mysterious figures rendered in a muted palette.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • That sailor was transferred off the ship for further medical care, the official told NBC News.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That complaint was transferred to the state’s Supreme Court, where it was dismissed over procedural issues.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
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  • Meta, a week ago, rejected, then reversed course on an ad for Alex Gibney’s doc takedown Musk, and now a studio is about to weigh in on Meta.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Players are consistently held accountable when the roles are reversed.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Turned over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20over. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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