turn to
verb
turned to; turning to; turns to
: to apply oneself to work : act vigorously
… all hands turn to and build a church and a jail …—
Mark Twain
Mark TwainExamples of turn to in a Sentence
no need to turn to violence when we can talk things out peacefully
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Taxes are complicated, and even some employees inside the IRS turn to a tax professional for help.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But absent any concerning signs that the labor market is falling a cliff, the Fed will also likely turn to inflation data for the cue on when to lower rates again.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
But to help root out the fraud, many community colleges have turned to a growing marketplace of identity verification software vendors.
—ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Deep winter cold holds on in Minnesota on Wednesday, but a slow turn to warmer weather is ahead.
—Joseph Dames, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But absent any concerning signs that the labor market is falling a cliff, the Fed will also likely turn to inflation data for the cue on when to lower rates again.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
But to help root out the fraud, many community colleges have turned to a growing marketplace of identity verification software vendors.
—ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Deep winter cold holds on in Minnesota on Wednesday, but a slow turn to warmer weather is ahead.
—Joseph Dames, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Turn to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20to. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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