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Recent Examples of U-turn That means that unless Senate Democrats make a U-turn and accept the House-passed seven-week CR, the government would stay shuttered until early next week. Al Weaver, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025 Making a U-turn, Akerlund ventures to Botswana on the southern tip of Africa to visit a tribe of metalheads who sport leather jackets and cowboy hats and roar around on motorcycles blasting Metallica. Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 Captain Marc Guehi, who was denied a move to Liverpool in a dramatic summer transfer deadline day U-turn, offers leadership and an exemplary ability to read the game. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025 The driver of the Acura made a U-turn and stopped near the Chevrolet. Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for U-turn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for U-turn
reversal
Noun
  • The administration is now arguing that the fund is not usable, which Kogan said is a course reversal.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
  • What was the driving factor in that reversal of fortune?
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025

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“U-turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/U-turn. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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