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Recent Examples of U-turn The driver of the Acura made a U-turn and stopped near the Chevrolet. Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025 The Cadillac’s driver made a U-turn and pulled up beside the BMW, driven by Knight. Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025 Spencer made a U-turn and pursued the vehicle, flashing his headlights and blaring his horn. Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 The driver of a pickup truck towing a trailer traveling north on Elk Grove Florin was making a U-turn into the southbound lane when the motorcycle struck the truck broadside, department officials said. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for U-turn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for U-turn
reversal
Noun
  • Congressional Democrats called for the reversal of Medicaid cuts that Republicans passed earlier in 2025 and for the extension of health care subsidies to be included in a funding measure, according to USA TODAY.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Even then, each reversal in her short life was, for her, an ascent — driven by an unyielding hunger for absolute truth and goodness, crowned at last in God.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025

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“U-turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/U-turn. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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