as in reversal
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
we were at a loss to explain this turnaround in our daughter's attitude toward her studies
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Recent Examples of turn around
arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
The Biden administration deported nearly 700,000 people in fiscal year 2024, Bush-Joseph said, but the majority were those turned around upon arrival at the southern border.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Brian Evans, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Apple’s stock is on a downward slide this year and investors are looking for signs of a turnaround during its upcoming July earnings call.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 July 2025
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Noun
In his first season at Appling County after transferring from Wayne County High School, Wallace’s team was off to a rocky start before its season turned around.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
The Biden administration deported nearly 700,000 people in fiscal year 2024, Bush-Joseph said, but the majority were those turned around upon arrival at the southern border.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Verb
Some of the turnaround involves roughly $250 million worth of cost cutting in 2025, which the analyst said the company is hoping to surpass.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Apple’s stock is on a downward slide this year and investors are looking for signs of a turnaround during its upcoming July earnings call.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn around
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What followed the takeover can only be described as a total reversal of the progress made in the country during the twenty years of the Afghan Republic, and the return of terror.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Newsom, a Democrat who has increasingly tangled with Trump over issues from immigration to wildfire, said the state would fight the funding reversal.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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But the track quickly resonated with fans, becoming his first entry on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart and the Billboard Hot 100 — and soon, the 23-year-old’s perspective changed.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
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The organization has already changed laws in 21 states—red, blue, and purple—working across political divides to embed economic justice into survivor support systems.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Supply chains are far too intricate to accurately forecast the impacts of any single event on availability and pricing, and with tariffs fluctuating without advance notice, prices can shift dramatically faster than traditional quarterly cycles allow.—
Rochelle Thielen,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Sophisticated electronics can be damaged by high humidity, dust, and fluctuating temperatures.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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After shopping, snap some pics of the charming Danish architecture and stop by Ostrichland USA to feed emus and ostrich on your way out of town.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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The swing snapped Guerrero’s 14-game homer drought, depositing a pitch in the left-centre bleachers.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Since the 2000s, Fox's focus has shifted from acting to working tirelessly toward a cure for Parkinson’s after being diagnosed with the disease in 1991 at age 29.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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But the international mood is shifting away from the US and Israeli position as famine-like conditions grip Gaza.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 July 2025
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Now the conspiracy is mutating again to fit the administration’s reversal.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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Since viruses and bacteria are always mutating, an immune system that can quickly adapt is more resilient.—
Starre Vartan,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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For those born earlier, the full retirement age varies and is less than 67 based on when you were born.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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Both regular and decaf coffee stimulate the bowels, but their effects vary depending on the caffeine content and additives like milk.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
21 July 2025
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“Turn around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20around. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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