as in gymnast
one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus
in the days before physical fitness became part of the mainstream, turners in athletic clubs were often regarded as social oddities
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Recent Examples of turner
Style it alongside your go-to baggy jeans and chunky earrings, and become the head-turner of the hour.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
One in particular, a rose gold and bronze frock by Emilio Pucci was a head-turner.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 Aug. 2025
The center-roof gullwing doors, popular on concepts since the 1950s, are certainly an immediate head-turner.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Dragging the roll slider up and down made the R1T go from a relaxed, floppy feel to a taut, engaging turner.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
One in particular, a rose gold and bronze frock by Emilio Pucci was a head-turner.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 Aug. 2025
The center-roof gullwing doors, popular on concepts since the 1950s, are certainly an immediate head-turner.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Dragging the roll slider up and down made the R1T go from a relaxed, floppy feel to a taut, engaging turner.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for turner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turner
gymnast
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Brie, a former gymnast, taught Hunter how to do flips on a trampoline.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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McKenna, who followed in her mom's footsteps and was also a level 10 gymnast and an NCAA gymnast at LSU, married Doughty last September in a dream wedding in Hill Country, Texas.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Turner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turner. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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