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
Lawmakers edited the bill to include references to existing Idaho code that allows school officials to turn away contagious students.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
Some of the arguments that were once used to justify barring Chinese immigrants, restricting Europeans, and turning away Jewish refugees are now used to justify harsh crackdowns, indefinite detentions, and mass deportations.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
The film opens with his son, Saint, turned away from the viewer, in a boxing ring.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Sticking to outdated practices can turn away both potential customers and employees who expect more.
—Daniel Kushner, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
Some of the arguments that were once used to justify barring Chinese immigrants, restricting Europeans, and turning away Jewish refugees are now used to justify harsh crackdowns, indefinite detentions, and mass deportations.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
The film opens with his son, Saint, turned away from the viewer, in a boxing ring.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Sticking to outdated practices can turn away both potential customers and employees who expect more.
—Daniel Kushner, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn away
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Results suggested this impact was due to the plants creating a physical barrier that disrupted the movement of cucumber beetles, rather than any effects of repelling them or attracting beneficial insects.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2025
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In a press release, the Navy touted the Stockdale's role in helping repel multiple Houthi attacks during transits of the Bab el-Mandeb straight and escort operations of U.S.-flagged vessels in the Gulf of Aden.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Fred Couples turned back the clock Thursday but couldn’t quite recreate that magic Friday (still timeless!).—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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President Trump’s tariff plan appears determined to turn back the clock, and nowhere does his plan defy common sense more than with those same spices that Marco Polo and countless others in the ancient world journeyed for years to bring to the world.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Vrabel then asked players to resist pulling sweatshirt hoodies over their heads during meetings.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The most resilient enterprises of tomorrow will not be the ones that resist change—but those that learn, adapt, and lead through it—with data, decisiveness, and humanity.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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As Saxon and Lochlan try to decipher what happened between them, we are asked to think about why we’re aroused (or repulsed) by it.—
Louis Staples,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
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Even as the Russians massed forces and achieved a three-to-one advantage in troops in Kursk late last year, the Ukrainians held on—deploying mines, drones and artillery to repeatedly repulse Russian mechanized assaults.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In addition, casein is known to promote satiety, thus helping to stave off nighttime hunger and reduce the urge to snack between meals.—
Veronica Cristino,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Graham told reporters on Wednesday that a $5 trillion increase to the debt limit should stave off the threat of default through the coming midterm elections.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20away. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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