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 Porsche is pulling a U-turn on one of its more recent high-profile investments. —

Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026 Shares of Avis Budget Group, ticker 'CAR,' soared from under $100 last month to a record high near $850 in early trading Wednesday before a sharp U-turn lower intraday. —

Oliver Renick, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 There was no U-turn at all on the part of Israeli society. —

Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026 Two vessels that passed through the Strait of Hormuz stopped at the same point in the Gulf of Oman, according to Kpler, a data intelligence and analytics platform, with one vessel having made a U-turn back through the waterway. —

Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for U-turn

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reversal

Noun

At the core of today’s tensions are ideological reversals.

— Sarah DaVanzo, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
The reversal was one of the earliest signs that Miller’s influence is on the wane.

— Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026