Thesaurus results for U-TURN

U-turn

noun

ˈyü-ˌtərn

as in reversal

a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite an abrupt U-turn of her support for the candidate after hearing the news of his misdeeds

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Recent Examples of U-turn In Rockie’s New York, there is no traffic, every jukebox is stocked with Sharon Van Etten records, and the road to heaven begins with a U-turn to Queens. —

Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026 In between Palace chairman Steve Parish made a late U-turn over selling Marc Guehi to Liverpool and the England defender subsequently joined rivals Manchester City in January. —

James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026 In a viral video posted after the shooting, one of the company’s robotaxis is seen blocking an Austin-Travis County EMS ambulance as the driverless vehicle attempts a U-turn and becomes stuck crosswise across the street. —

Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 Through all those years, technology was making a slow U-turn. —

Justin Davidson, Curbed, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for U-turn

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reversal

Noun

The reversals highlights how the world’s biggest energy-importing region is being particularly hard hit by the war in the Middle East and the lack of access to oil and fuel from the Persian Gulf.

— Nicholas Lua, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Scholars such as the ethnomusicologist Michael Fuhr saw K-pop as a reversal of long-standing narratives, especially in pop music, that accentuated the flow of culture from West to East.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026