as in repulsed
to drive back
a cavalry charge that was turned back by withering fire
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Recent Examples of turned back
Later in the season, as more northern waters cool off and the main hurricane development region stays toasty, the instability dial could be turned back up.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Clayton Kershaw has turned back the clock.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Broyles said Los Amigos and Santiago high schools have turned back-to-school night into a kind of community resource fair.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead, they were turned back to the locker room.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Davis Webb turned back toward the Broncos’ sideline in the final minute of the first half on Saturday and saw players and coaches lined up for high fives and fist bumps.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Clayton Kershaw has turned back the clock.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Broyles said Los Amigos and Santiago high schools have turned back-to-school night into a kind of community resource fair.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead, they were turned back to the locker room.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Davis Webb turned back toward the Broncos’ sideline in the final minute of the first half on Saturday and saw players and coaches lined up for high fives and fist bumps.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned back
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Like Einstein, Brassard feels repulsed by the way the particles in the Bell experiment seem to have firsthand awareness of each other despite being separated by, in principle, light-years of space.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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But Garcia grounded into a fielder’s choice and the Royals were turned away again.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Vaqueros were turned away on their first possession after driving from their 20 to the Laguna Hills 9, but such setbacks were rare.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Generated in the furnace of the sun, it’s deposited on the moon by solar winds that are repelled from Earth by our atmosphere and magnetic field.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Like so many here, she is repelled at the suggestion that the cost of peace with Russia could be the loss of large chunks of Ukrainian land.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Homeland Security officials said Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez resisted arrest and dragged an officer in his car.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during a vehicle stop in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security.—
Priscilla Alvarez,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Turned back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20back. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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