as in reversal
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
employees regarded the latest turnabout as a sure sign that management hadn't a clue as to what it was doing
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Recent Examples of turnabout
This represents a turnabout from the pattern of the last 25 years, when there was little evident resistance from bond buyers as the U.S. government looked to borrow.
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Neil Irwin, Axios, 19 May 2025
The lawsuit reflects a stark philosophical turnabout from the position on gender identity issues taken during Democratic administrations.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article OAKLAND — Less than a year after Alameda County agreed to his release from prison in an abrupt turnabout, a local resident has been charged with nine felonies in connection with a recent shooting.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
That's a turnabout from 2022, as developers took advantage of falling equipment costs and, at least in some areas, alternatives to lengthy grid-connection queues.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Neil Irwin, Axios, 19 May 2025
The lawsuit reflects a stark philosophical turnabout from the position on gender identity issues taken during Democratic administrations.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article OAKLAND — Less than a year after Alameda County agreed to his release from prison in an abrupt turnabout, a local resident has been charged with nine felonies in connection with a recent shooting.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
That's a turnabout from 2022, as developers took advantage of falling equipment costs and, at least in some areas, alternatives to lengthy grid-connection queues.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnabout
reversal
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This would be a major reversal of its stance towards digital assets, and it is expected to be approved by China's State Council, the story said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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In addition, Masimo also noted that this reversal comes after Apple committed an additional $100 billion in US investment for a total of $600 billion, in a ceremony where Apple CEO Tim Cook presented Trump with an engraved glass disk mounted on a 24K-gold base.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Turnabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnabout. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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