turn round
verb
turned round; turning round; turns round
chiefly British
1
: to cause a vehicle to travel in the opposite direction
We turned round in someone's driveway.
She turned the car round and drove back home.
2
: to change and become better or more successful
The economy should turn round soon.
3
: to change (something) in a way that makes it better or more successful
The new CEO has really turned the company round in the past year.
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Two tankers carrying liquid petroleum gas (LPG) that were heading out of the Persian Gulf have abruptly turned round amidst Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship tracking data.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Elsewhere, jolts of intensity come from human hands turning round knobs in real time.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Elsewhere, jolts of intensity come from human hands turning round knobs in real time.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Turn round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20round. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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