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 The crew will sail past the moon another 4,000 miles before making a U-turn and returning home. —

Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Guided by road signs and barricades, the protesters made a U-turn around the Capitol and returned to the intersection where the festivities began. —

Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026 South Africa walked back earlier complaints that Washington pressured France to rescind its invitation to attend June’s G7 summit, a U-turn that may defuse a diplomatic row. —

Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026 The letter marked a U-turn by Lincoln. —

Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for U-turn

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reversal

Noun

Since around 2022, dioceses across the country have reported a reversal of that trend, with growing numbers of Americans — particularly Millennials and Gen Z — choosing to join the Catholic Church.

— Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Since the beginning of the year, the mayor and the Regional Task Force on Homelessness have touted various statistics that show a reversal in the long trend of a growing unhoused population.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026