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Recent Examples of about-turn Under Leahy’s watch, Glossier launched at Sephora in February 2023, marking an about-turn from its prior DTC strategy and adopting a more traditional retail playbook. Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 Also on March 10, a federal judge ruled that the department is required to make its records public, an about-turn for the agency that has been mired in secrecy, according to Forbes. Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025 The announcement is a dramatic about-turn for a Republican president. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025 Trent makes an about-turn and decides to follow the light. Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for about-turn
Noun
  • Under this thinking, the U.S. has gotten used to outperforming global markets for years, so a months-long reversal is not necessarily catastrophic.
    Rafael Nam, NPR, 7 July 2025
  • The reversal comes after a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding transgender issues, prompting the appeals court to request new briefs from both sides.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Britain is not the only country pressed into making a volte-face.
    London Business School, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The realities of Putin’s momentum, coupled with Washington’s volte-face, have led to a clear mood shift in Kyiv.
    Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025

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“About-turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-turn. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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