Thesaurus results for U-TURN

U-turn

noun

ˈyü-ˌtərn

as in reversal

a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite an abrupt U-turn of her support for the candidate after hearing the news of his misdeeds

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Recent Examples on the Web After arriving in Cuba, according to its forecast path as of Saturday night, Oscar is then expected to do a near U-turn and northeast toward the Bahamas. —

Associated Press, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024 Suddenly, a Greenlee County sheriff’s vehicle made a U-turn, flashed its lights and drove directly toward us. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 In 1934, during the New Deal, federal policy would take a U-turn and foster rather than eliminate Native nations and their governments. —

Daniel Mandell / Made By History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024 As the couple was driving on Nels Nelson Road, the husband passed them, made a U-turn and rammed his vehicle into the victim's vehicle head-on. —

Landon Mion, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for U-turn