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about-facing

verb

present participle of about-face
1
as in reverting

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2
as in sweeping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for about-facing
  1. reverting
  2. sweeping
  3. striking down
  4. pivoting
  5. overturning
  6. bowing
  7. bending
  8. curving
Verb
  • The exact process for reverting adult cells back to an early embryonic stage, however, wasn’t clear.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The decision paused the law until Missouri voters either approve or reject it in November, reverting the map to what was used in the 2022 and 2024 elections.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of reverting
Verb
  • Lower pressure through the upper atmosphere is pushing inland and diving south, sweeping in cooler temperatures and passing clouds across the Golden State between Friday and Sunday.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, teenage Nussbaum yearned to fit in school, to find the perfect Villager brand outfit, a skirt sweater over a shirt with a Peter Pan collar that (in those pre-hippie days) was sweeping suburban high schools.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of sweeping
Verb
  • The case could be understood, then, as a straightforward matter of striking down state laws that violated a national one.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • O’Connor ruled that historical firearm tradition supports striking down the rule, as mandated by recent Supreme Court precedent that asks courts to consider American history when determining the constitutionality of gun laws.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of striking down
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  • There’s been a recent resurgence among celebrities pivoting from traditional wedding-day attire for looks that are tailored and distinct.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Public health messaging will keep pivoting back to the boring stuff that works.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of pivoting
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  • As well as overturning the 2024 standards, the EPA is proposing to roll back its authority to regulate climate pollution from power plants.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Kavanaugh wrote an opinion in 2012 overturning the terrorism conviction of a driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of overturning
Verb
  • The film continues a strong bond between two-time Oscar winner Pitt and Paramount, with their survival thriller Heart of the Beast bowing next weekend.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson, is set to open the Beyond Fest genre festival in Los Angeles after bowing in Venice.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bowing
Verb
  • The narrator of this form-bending novel is a man who shares the author’s name and profession, and who, at the story’s outset, is the victim of a hit-and-run.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Then, on Chambliss’ third drive of the second half, Woods came bending around the right edge with a whack and recover.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of bending
Verb
  • The unintended effect of low-density construction, restrictive zoning, and curving roads is a staggering increase in the distance between destinations.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Eichler’s micro-neighborhood, spread over a high ridge near the geographic center of the city and overlooking Glen Canyon Park, is mostly composed of compact lots along curving streets.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of curving
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“About-facing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-facing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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