as in reversals
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
the candidate's frequent about-faces on issues disturbs many voters
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Recent Examples of about-faces
Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The Chapek chapter and previous succession about-faces that saw presumed heirs-apparent like Tom Staggs leave the company were blemishes on Iger’s otherwise strong record.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The video then about-faces towards a utopia where people have toed the left-wing climate change line and saved the planet.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
As Alexandra Plakias has noted, philosophical about-faces should not scandalize us; they should be honored.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
Ads, in fact, represent one of the biggest about-faces for Netflix, given that choosing to go down this road required the company building an entirely new infrastructure — from ad tech and measurement tools, to sales teams and advertiser relationships.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The Chapek chapter and previous succession about-faces that saw presumed heirs-apparent like Tom Staggs leave the company were blemishes on Iger’s otherwise strong record.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The video then about-faces towards a utopia where people have toed the left-wing climate change line and saved the planet.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
As Alexandra Plakias has noted, philosophical about-faces should not scandalize us; they should be honored.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for about-faces
Noun
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For 50 years, the case has generated theories and verdicts and reversals and books and television specials.—
Kate Casey,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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The reversals, recoveries, and successes often receive far less coverage.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Verb
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There are still times Stokes reverts back to his worst tendencies on the basketball court.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Democrats currently hold a 6-5 edge, and the new map will hold until the process reverts back to a bipartisan redistricting commission after the 2030 Census.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sleek rooms were designed by Andre Fu, there’s a central courtyard garden that pivots around a huge cherry tree, and expansive hot spring onsen pools in the basement.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Lee instead pivots to a 2023 bribery scandal that has nothing to do with the engineering, fire codes or testing protocols that govern these facilities.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Samsung, the world’s largest memory-chip maker and another trillion-dollar company, rounds out the three dominant companies in the memory-chip market.—
Mark Dee
May 27,
Idaho Statesman,
27 May 2026
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Funding rounds across the AI stack, from foundation models and inference infrastructure to agentic software and autonomous systems, have become intensely oversubscribed.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Verb
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That is, before an actual tornado sweeps through Pine Valley, right in the middle of a black-tie event and in time to boost summer ratings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Other cities and towns have passed moratoriums on data centers, as a wave of opposition sweeps the country.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Regulators and reporters should stop describing USAT as Tether entering compliance, because that framing reverses the strategy.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The next 30 years will test whether this trend accelerates or reverses.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
28 May 2026
Verb
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This time, the path of totality begins in Siberia, crosses eastern Greenland and western Iceland, then arcs across northern Spain, before ending in the Mediterranean.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Levy arcs his character’s growing exasperation in a way that’s funny, if somewhat limited.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The plan would be to shoot the film later this summer in Los Angeles after Damon is done promoting Odyssey, which bows July 18.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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The film bows in Berlin’s Perspectives section.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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“About-faces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-faces. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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