about-faced

past tense of about-face

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for about-faced
Verb
  • Even the president jumped in when the chain reverted back to its old logo.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • After much complaining, Bungie reverted some nerfs like hampering the hyper-efficient Solo Ops farm.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With one out and Alex Bregman up with runners on first and second, Chisholm ranged to his left, pivoted and made an accurate throw to shortstop Anthony Volpe off his back foot to turn a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Chinese buyers have now pivoted to Argentina, which recently suspended taxes on soybean exports ahead of a pledge from the White House to bail out Buenos Aires’ ailing economy.
    Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In practice, Musk bowed to authoritarian governments or banned critical journalists when their reporting annoyed him.
    Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Elllington, surprised, half-bowed back.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Tigers won two of three against the Mariners early in the season, then got swept by Seattle at home and were outscored 35-14 during a July series that marked the start of a horrid slide.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Teams have swept the area with thermal cameras to check for any more survivors, to no avail.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His Tennessee driver’s license has also been revoked.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In April, more than 4,700 international students across the country had their immigration status revoked before it was unexpectedly restored weeks later.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to Hunnam as the titular character, the cast is rounded out by Suzanna Son, Tom Hollander and Metcalf.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Comfort food from Curly’s, steaks from Philip’s and Oregon Steaks, and offerings from Café Carmela, Jacobs Northwest, The Flavor Spot, and Three Monkeys Cafe rounded out the lineup.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In December 2024, a Dane County judge overturned the law but placed his ruling on hold, keeping the law in effect for now.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But an appeals court overturned that decision in late 2023, allowing Eldin to proceed again.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Broncos basically ran four verticals with the receivers, and Engram bent a crossing route toward the middle of the field.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The front ants bent their legs and pulled hard at the leaf tip with their mandibles while the rear ants held the leaf still.
    Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
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“About-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-faced. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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