as in to repel
to drive back
using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid
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Recent Examples of turn away
Young people have turned away from thoroughbred racing and the signature event, despite the presence of headlining musical acts such as Bruno Mars in 2023 and Jack Harlow in 2024.
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Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
Physician Concerns Complaints of pregnant patients being turned away from emergency rooms surged in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to race-neutral admissions criteria at three prestigious Boston high schools that aimed to increase the racial and economic diversity of their student bodies.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
At the same time, most major drug developers have turned away from making new antibiotics.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 5 Dec. 2024
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Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
Physician Concerns Complaints of pregnant patients being turned away from emergency rooms surged in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to race-neutral admissions criteria at three prestigious Boston high schools that aimed to increase the racial and economic diversity of their student bodies.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
At the same time, most major drug developers have turned away from making new antibiotics.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 5 Dec. 2024
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The ski patrollers entered each gondola from above, lowered people’s equipment to the ground and then instructed them on how to repel down using a rope with a seat attached.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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It's been exciting to watch IU's Cinderella season, but even Cinderella's coach turned back into a pumpkin.Justin L. Mack, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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On Wednesday, as police announced that the school had been turned back over to Abundant Life, the victims in the shooting were identified by authorities as well.John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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For example, ghostwood and manzanita branches resist decay better than grapewood.Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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The lord of the world resists to the best of his [ability?] all seizures[?]/setbacks[?].Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Dexter is repulsed by the whole scene, and really who can blame him?Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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Next to this official discourse, several Russian security experts have even promoted the idea of launching a preemptive strike to repulse a knockout of Russia’s nuclear arsenal.Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2023
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Users rave about its acne-quelling benefits—limiting excess oils and staving off stubborn breakouts.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Treasury Department will likely implement extraordinary measures to stave off a default in the new year.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20away. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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