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as in to relinquish
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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as in to reproduce
to make an exact likeness of
rendered Thomas Jefferson's signature for use on an array of gift items
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the witness convincingly rendered her version of events in just a few words
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Recent Examples of render
The first deputy on scene found a 2-year-old with a single gunshot wound and began rendering aid.
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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
In pre-internet 1987, Conor and his dog Sandy live a life of seclusion, lost in the slow-rendering graphics of early Macs and televisions aglow with late night horror movie marathons.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
Even paranoiacs have enemies, maybe rendering their paranoia a rational response.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
This gas catches and reflects the sun's light, which can cause the comet to brighten significantly, occasionally rendering them visible to the naked eye in Earth's night sky.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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As Buffett relinquishes the helm, investors are increasingly focused on what disappears with him.—
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More typically, the figures in Marshall’s art are haunted by a past that refuses to relinquish its tenacious hold.—
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Whitman traces how this legal foundation evolved into a broader moral menace that became a durable template in Western capitalism that was repeatedly reproduced.—
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Sadly for Jeep, its dealers couldn’t reproduce that magic in 2025 despite consolidating the two into a single model.—
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The only real attempt in this episode to describe the difficulty of Maia’s position as Tallulah’s manager comes from Maia’s chirpy co-worker (Lauren Holt, a treat every time).—
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During the week, Aluko had described lying in bed at the height of the controversy, depressed and unable to eat.—
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Another Republican, Sen John Cornyn of Texas, had to fly back from Texas to deliver the crucial 60th vote.—
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While Kyle Shanahan’s team continues to battle the injury bug, the coach and his staff keep finding ways to win games as backups have assumed vital roles and have delivered.—
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This, however, poses a major problem in other fields, as the data cannot be copied without corrupting it.—
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Court decisions, state laws and licensing contracts are other sources of protection against a team’s name and logo being copied without consent.—
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Later that year, Ewing would first appear as Thad in the third installment of season 11 and would go on to portray the young deputy and handyman for 50 episodes until September 1967.—
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Newsom portrayed California as a dominant force in the global economy and vanguard of the technology and entertainment sectors during his final State of the State address on Thursday.—
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Leaning on do-everything running back Bijan Robinson would make a lot of sense, except the Colts hold teams to just 87 rushing yards per game (fourth fewest) and have surrendered only six rushing touchdowns in nine games.—
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Economic strain is one of the leading reasons animals are surrendered to shelters, spokesperson Kirsten Peek said.—
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Mpro, an enzyme that allows SARS-CoV-2 to replicate in host cells, holds structural similarities.—
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Such observations can be replicated in the lab.—
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“Render.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/render. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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