turn against
phrasal verb
turned against; turning against; turns against
1
: to stop supporting or being friendly to (someone or something)
The senator eventually turned against the war.
She turned against her best friend.
2
: to cause (someone) to stop being friendly toward (someone)
He tried to turn our friends against us.
3
: to use (something) in a way that harms or discredits (someone)
Her political opponent tried to turn her many years of experience in Washington against her.
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If that fails, DeepMind suggests intensive stress testing and monitoring to watch for any hint that an AI might be turning against us.
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
To the extent voters are angry, the familiar urge to turn against their own governments has, at least for the time being, been redirected towards those in power in Washington.
—Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
But the mood is turning against Mr. Trump, and many ordinary Greenlanders didn’t want Mr. Vance to come at all.
—Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
With an American President dead-set against CBDCs (but embracing stablecoins, perhaps as proxy-CBDCs), international sentiment has been turning against CBDCs with the BIS (the central bank for central banks) pulling away from China's Project M-Bridge.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
To the extent voters are angry, the familiar urge to turn against their own governments has, at least for the time being, been redirected towards those in power in Washington.
—Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
But the mood is turning against Mr. Trump, and many ordinary Greenlanders didn’t want Mr. Vance to come at all.
—Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
With an American President dead-set against CBDCs (but embracing stablecoins, perhaps as proxy-CBDCs), international sentiment has been turning against CBDCs with the BIS (the central bank for central banks) pulling away from China's Project M-Bridge.
—Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Turn against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20against. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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